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Roman

Roman

239 3.9
Related to Rome or its ancient people and history
  • adjective
  • /ˈroʊmən/
translation icon : romano
  • Even the great Roman Empire fell in the end.
  • Greco-Roman
  • Roman Empire
  • Greek and Roman

This is from the Roman mosaics, the satire.

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Examples

  • The Roman Empire controlled the world because it could build roads.

  • Back on the road, many aspects of Roman highways seem modern.

  • I want to remember my Roman holiday.

  • And so he talks about this Roman general.

  • 150 years after this story, Egypt was absorbed into the Roman Empire.

  • The main road continues to Roman ruins and other monuments at the end of the valley.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Wouldn't you rather be a great Roman warrior like Julius Caesar?

  • The emperor then chose Beirut as a beachhead for Roman domination of the East.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It was the capital of three great empires, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman.

  • The ruins of ancient temples are a testament to Roman engineering skills.

Synonyms

Latin
vsRoman
47 5.5

Relating to the language or culture of ancient Rome

is about general relation to the city and its people, not only language
Romanic
vsRoman
7.7

Relating to ancient Rome, its people, and its culture

is the broader word for general relation to that city or its people

Compounds

Relating to the Christian church led by the Pope

27 3.9

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

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

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

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

A Christian religion led by the Pope in Rome

3 4.2

A firework that shoots colored balls or sparks into the air

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

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

2 5.1

A time when ancient Rome ruled much of Europe

2 3.4

A Christian church that the Pope leads in the Vatican

Roman law
  • Specialized
2 8.1

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

1 7.5

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

Greco-Roman wrestling
  • Specialized
1 4.2

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

1 8.1

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

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

Roman mythology
  • Literature
1 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

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

roman à clef
  • Literature
1 9.9

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

The alphabet used to write English and many European languages

1 6.2

A curved half-circle structure that supports doorways or bridges

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

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

1 8.4

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

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

roman letters
  • Specialized
1 4.1

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

roman type
  • Specialized
1 5.3

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

6.5

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

Greco-Roman deity
  • Literature
8.9

A god from ancient Greece or Rome

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

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

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

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

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

Roman deity
  • Literature
9.9

A god or goddess worshipped in ancient Rome

roman fleuve
  • Literature
9.9

A long series of novels that follow a family across generations

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

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

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

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

Surface Forms

Roman positive

Morphology

Roman = Rome (transparent) = Rome + an

Adjectival use formed with the productive suffix '-an' on 'Rome', signifying relation to the city or its people.

Etymology

Roman comes from the Latin Romanus, 'from Rome', and is used to describe things that belong to Rome or its people, especially the ancient city. So when we talk about Roman law, art, or buildings we mean they are connected to Rome.