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Rome

Rome

421 1.0
The capital city of Italy on the Tiber River famous for ancient sites
  • proper noun
  • /roʊm/
translation icon : Roma
  • Americans also have a sense that Rome is in their political DNA.
  • ancient Rome
  • Rome, Italy
  • City of Rome

Now he was back in Rome for five months.

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Examples

  • Yet their fight with Rome was far from over.

  • One year later, the Treaty of Rome launched the Common Market.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Now he was back in Rome for five months.

  • Now actually insurance goes back to ancient Rome in some form.

  • To build this fleet, Rome had to seek outside help.

  • Find out more about life in Ancient Rome with this playlist.

  • Significantly, only with the rise of Augustus did Rome become known as the Eternal City.

    Academic text (1990)
  • There were three great citadels of Western civilization: Rome, Athens, and Jerusalem.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So I spent time in Rome, Bologna, Sardinia, Milan.

  • Right now, he and his wife are in Rome for a Vatican conference.

Synonyms

Roma
vsRome
21 2.8

The Italian name for the city of Rome, the capital of Italy

is the English name used in general writing rather than the Italian form
Eternal City
vsRome
  • Literature
5.1

A poetic name for Rome that shows its long history

is the neutral official name stressing location and political status rather than poetic praise

Idioms

Important things take time to finish

You can reach the same result in many different ways

when in Rome
  • Informal
6.8

Act like local people when you visit a place

Compounds

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church

The Christian church in Rome led by the Pope

A person who ruled the Roman Empire from Augustus to the end of the Western Empire

1 9.9

An annual prize from the French government that lets artists, architects, and musicians study in Rome

Rome Beauty
  • Specialized
6.3

A large round red apple with a firm inside that is good for baking

Seven hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built

Surface Forms

Rome main

Etymology

Rome comes from the old Latin name Roma, and people have different ideas about its origin; one popular story says it was named after the founder Romulus, while another links Roma to a word meaning 'strength'. So thinking of Rome as 'the strong city' helps explain why it became the centre of a great empire.