Roman
- 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.
- Caesar was outraged he didn't want the Romans to think of him as king.
- So this sort of thing that to the Romans meant wonder, which you sort of see.
- The Jewish view of the Romans.
Examples
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Caesar was outraged he didn't want the Romans to think of him as king.
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And it's a study that embraces Greeks, Romans and Jews.
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But it does play a bit into our image of the Romans as rich and luxurious.
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Riding back into the fray, the Romans were now in trouble.
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In ancient Rome, not all Romans could afford a tomb.
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But it does play a bit into our image of the Romans as rich and luxurious.
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Riding back into the fray, the Romans were now in trouble.
Compounds
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3.9
A large ancient state based in Rome that controlled much of Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia
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3.7
A Christian church led by the Pope in the Vatican that has its own teachings and services
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8.4
A group of many states in central Europe that an emperor ruled from 962 to 1806
- Specialized
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8.1
A system of rules used in ancient Rome that influenced many modern civil laws
- Specialized
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4.2
A style of wrestling where fighters can only hold above the waist and cannot use their legs
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6.4
An ancient Roman state from 509 BC to 27 BC ruled by an elected Senate, ending with Augustus
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6.9
The eastern part of the Roman Empire that continued after 395 with its capital at Constantinople
- Literature
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9.9
A novel that gives real people made-up names so readers can guess who they are
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9.5
An ancient Roman building where people meet, hold law courts and do government business
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8.7
A court set up by the Catholic Church in Italy in 1542 to punish people for new religious ideas
- Specialized
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4.1
A style of letters with straight lines and simple shapes used in ancient Rome
- Specialized
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5.3
Upright letters used for normal printed text in books, not slanted like italics
- Literature
A style of building design with columns, arches, and balanced shapes
A way of building used by ancient Romans that uses arches, curved roofs and concrete
An herb from the Mediterranean with small strong seeds used as a spice like caraway
- Specialized
A small plant from northeastern North America with clusters of pink flowers tipped yellow
- UK
A small European plant that lives one year and has stinging leaves and green flower clusters
A group of Catholic nuns who run schools and care for children worldwide
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.