Roman
- noun
- /ˈroʊmən/
:
romano
- As a proud Roman, she shared stories of her family's history in the city.
From the grave he gave the Roman people a tax rebate, if you will.
- From the grave he gave the Roman people a tax rebate, if you will.
Examples
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For millions of Romans, bathing was a daily ritual.
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Every year, thousands of Romans celebrate the festival in honor of their ancient traditions.
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At first it seems that these would have been Roman citizens.
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The king would be wise to agree to Roman terms to avoid battle with the Romans.
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So if you look at history, Rome was really good for Romans for a long, long time.
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Rome fell because the Romans stopped having, making Romans.
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Oh, my Lord, Now as you are a Roman, tell me true.
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When that happened, Brutus said, the Roman people would turn on them.
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From the grave he gave the Roman people a tax rebate, if you will.
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So one is Gaius Gracchus, who is an important Roman statesman.
Synonyms
A person born in or living in Italy
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
2
8.1
A system of rules used in ancient Rome that influenced many modern civil laws
- Specialized
1
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
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4.1
A style of letters with straight lines and simple shapes used in ancient Rome
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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 Romanus, 'from Rome'. Today a Roman usually means a person who lives in or comes from the city of Rome.