English Explanatory Dictionary

Rome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire.
  2. A metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy.
  3. The Italian government.
  4. An ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire.
  5. The Holy See, the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly prior to the establishment of the Vatican City in the 19th century.
  6. The Church of Rome, the Roman Catholic Church generally.
  7. A number of places in the United States:
  8. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama.
  9. A city, the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia.
  10. A census-designated place in Peoria County, Illinois.
  11. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Indiana.
  12. A village in Henry County, Iowa.

Pronunciation

rōm /ɹəʊm/ /ɹum/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rome.wav /ɾom/

Word forms

Rome Rom Roome Room Rhoome Romme Rowme Roym Rum Roma

Etymology

From Middle English Rome, from Old English Rōm, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu, from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō and influenced by Late Latin Rōma (“Rome, Constantinople”), from Classical Latin Rōma (“Rome”). In Roman mythology, the name was said to derive from Romulus, one of the founders of the city and its first king. The name appears in a wide range of forms in Middle English, including Rom, Room, Roome, and Rombe as well as Rome; by early modern English, it appeared as Rome, Room, and Roome, with the spelling Rome occurring in Shakespeare and common from the early 18th century on. The final spelling was influenced by Norman, Middle French, Anglo-Norman, and Old French Rome. Doublet of Roma and Rum.

Synonyms

Romeburg Romeburgh Romeland Romelede Romethede Rome town Rome city Istanbul Constantinople Moscow Ancient Rome Stout

Related words

Romaean Romeo Roma Romania romance romantic Romulan

Derived words

all roads lead to Rome do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope Duchy of Rome go to Rome with a mortar on one's head New Rome Romaboo Roman Rome plow Rome rule Romes Romescot Romeward Romewards Rome was not built in a day Rome wasn't built in a day Romic Romish Romist Third Rome when in Rome, do as the Romans do

Translations

Afrikaans: Rome Afrikaans: Romeinse Ryk Aghwan: 𐕆𐕙𐕒𐕌 Arabic: رُومَا Arabic: الرُّوم Armenian: Հռոմ Asturian: Roma Bulgarian: Рим Catalan: Roma Czech: Řím Danish: Romerriget Danish: Det Romerske Kejserrige Esperanto: Romio Finnish: Rooma Finnish: Rooman valtakunta Finnish: Rome Greek: ρωμαϊκή αυτοκρατορία Hebrew: רוֹמִי Hindi: रोम Hindi: रोमक Italian: impero romano Italian: Roma Japanese: ローマ帝国 Khmer: រ៉ូម Macedonian: Рим Maltese: Ruman Manchu: ᡵᠣᠮᠠ Marathi: रोम Iranian Persian: رُم Iranian Persian: روم Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 Portuguese: Roma Russian: Рим Vietnamese: La Mã
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