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Roman

Roman

106 4.6
A person who lived in ancient Rome or its empire
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊmən/
: romano
  • In ancient Rome, not all Romans could afford a tomb.

Caesar was outraged he didn't want the Romans to think of him as king.

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Examples

  • Caesar was outraged he didn't want the Romans to think of him as king.

  • And it's a study that embraces Greeks, Romans and Jews.

  • But it does play a bit into our image of the Romans as rich and luxurious.

  • Riding back into the fray, the Romans were now in trouble.

  • In ancient Rome, not all Romans could afford a tomb.

  • But it does play a bit into our image of the Romans as rich and luxurious.

  • Riding back into the fray, the Romans were now in trouble.

Compounds

Relating to the Christian church led by the Pope

34 3.9

A large ancient state based in Rome that controlled much of Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia

A Christian church led by the Pope in the Vatican that has its own teachings and services

A person who belongs to the Christian church led by the Pope

A letter from the Roman system that stands for a number, like I or V

A ruler of the ancient Roman Empire who has almost complete power

8 4.2

A firework that shoots colored balls or sparks into the air

7 3.4

A Christian church that the Pope leads in the Vatican

5 5.1

A time when ancient Rome ruled much of Europe

A Christian religion led by the Pope in Rome

Roman law
  • Specialized
3 8.1

A system of rules used in ancient Rome that influenced many modern civil laws

A group of many states in central Europe that an emperor ruled from 962 to 1806

Roman mythology
  • Literature
2 7.0

Stories from ancient Rome that tell about gods and heroes

An ancient Roman state from 509 BC to 27 BC ruled by an elected Senate, ending with Augustus

2 7.5

A nose with a high, slightly curved bridge that gives a strong profile

2 8.1

A group of about 3,000 to 6,000 soldiers in ancient Rome

Greco-Roman wrestling
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A style of wrestling where fighters can only hold above the waist and cannot use their legs

A ruler of a group of central European territories from about 962 to 1806

An ancient Roman building where people meet, hold law courts and do government business

A way of building used by ancient Romans that uses arches, curved roofs and concrete

The western part of ancient Rome that lasted from 395 to 476

1 8.4

A stiff white band that some Christian priests wear around the neck

The alphabet used to write English and many European languages

A court set up by the Catholic Church in Italy in 1542 to punish people for new religious ideas

A calendar based on the moon used in ancient Rome before the Julian calendar

roman type
  • Specialized
1 5.3

Upright letters used for normal printed text in books, not slanted like italics

A person who leads the Roman Catholic Church and is the Bishop of Rome

1 6.2

A curved half-circle structure that supports doorways or bridges

The effect of ancient Roman style on later art, buildings, and everyday life

Roman deity
  • Literature
1 9.9

A god or goddess worshipped in ancient Rome

A building the ancient Romans built with arches, domes and vaults

1 9.9

An ancient Roman unit of distance equal to about 1,480 meters

Greco-Roman deity
  • Literature
1 8.9

A god from ancient Greece or Rome

roman fleuve
  • Literature
1 9.9

A long series of novels that follow a family across generations

The eastern part of the Roman Empire that continued after 395 with its capital at Constantinople

An herb from the Mediterranean with small strong seeds used as a spice like caraway

6.5

A style of building design with columns, arches, and balanced shapes

roman à clef
  • Literature
9.9

A novel that gives real people made-up names so readers can guess who they are

roman letters
  • Specialized
4.1

A style of letters with straight lines and simple shapes used in ancient Rome

A spring flower that often makes several flower spikes from one bulb

Roman wormwood
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant from northeastern North America with clusters of pink flowers tipped yellow

A European plant with bitter leaves used to flavor spirits like absinthe

9.9

A small European plant that lives one year and has stinging leaves and green flower clusters

The distance of one full step from the heel to the same heel, about five feet

roman print
  • Specialized
5.1

Upright printed letters used for normal text in books and newspapers

A group of Catholic nuns who run schools and care for children worldwide

Surface Forms

Roman singular
Romans plural

Morphology

Roman = Rome (transparent) = Rome + an

Formed by the productive adjectival/nationality suffix '-an' on the place name 'Rome', so the connection to the city and its inhabitants is direct.

Etymology

Roman comes from the Latin word Romanus, which means 'from Rome', and was used for people of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. So a Roman was someone who lived in or belonged to that old city and its empire.