Rome

American  

[rohm] / roʊm /

noun

1. Harold (Jacob), 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.

2. Italian Roma.  a city in and the capital of Italy, in the central part, on the Tiber: ancient capital of the Roman Empire; site of Vatican City, seat of authority of the Roman Catholic Church.

3. a city in central New York, east of Oneida Lake.

4. a city in northwestern Georgia.

5. the ancient Italian kingdom, republic, and empire whose capital was the city of Rome.

6. the Roman Catholic Church.

7. Roman Catholicism.

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Rome British  

/ rəʊm /

noun

1. Italian name: Roma.  the capital of Italy, on the River Tiber: includes the independent state of the Vatican City; traditionally founded by Romulus on the Palatine Hill in 753 _bc , later spreading to six other hills east of the Tiber; capital of the Roman Empire; a great cultural and artistic centre, esp during the Renaissance. Pop: 2 546 804 (2001)

2. the Roman Empire

3. the Roman Catholic Church or Roman Catholicism

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Rome Cultural  

1. Capital of Italy, largest city in the country, and seat of the Roman Catholic Church (see Vatican City State; see also Vatican), located on the Tiber River in west-central Italy. Rome is one of the world's great centers of history, art, architecture, and religion.

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Rome Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing Rome

• all roads lead to Rome
• fiddle while Rome burns
• when in Rome do as the Romans do

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“All roads lead to Rome” is a well-known proverb.

Ancient Rome is often referred to as the “City of Seven Hills” because it was built on seven hills surrounded by a line of fortifications.

Rome was proclaimed capital of Italy in 1871, after Italian forces took control of the city from the pope.

It is called the “Eternal City.”

Its landmarks include the Colosseum, the Appian Way, the Pantheon, the Forum, the Arch of Constantine, and Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

Rome was the capital of the Roman Republic (fourth century to first century b.c.) and the Roman Empire (first century b.c. to fifth century a.d.), whose domains, at their height, spread from Great Britain to present-day Iran and included all the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

In a.d. 800, Rome again became associated with imperial power when Charlemagne was crowned there as the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

Example Sentences

On a busy street in central Rome, 56-year-old Teresa is walking her dog among tourists and commuters rushing to work.

From BBC

Against this tense backdrop, Rome is preparing to welcome thousands of worshippers for the Easter celebrations, the most important feast in the Christian calendar, which commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

From Barron's

But Rome owes to him the most famous foundation myth of antiquity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kittleson, based in Rome, Italy, has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.

From BBC

Italy is heavily reliant on imported gas and Rome is under pressure from industry and consumers over the rise in already sky-high energy costs due to the Middle East war.

From Barron's