Roma
1 Americannoun
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Romas,
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Roma
plural
adjective
noun
noun
Sensitive Note
See gypsy.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Roma
First recorded in 1840–45; from Romani Romá, plural of Rom ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Since then, he has been sacked by Roma and made one-year stops at Fenerbahce in Turkey and Benfica in Portugal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
He has held ownership stakes in Italy’s AS Roma and Welsh club Swansea City and has served MLS as co-chair of the league’s sporting and competition committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Manchester United's lack of urgency to make a concrete offer for 25-year-old France midfielder Manu Kone is frustrating AS Roma.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Guardiola has never managed in the country but speaks fluent Italian and spent two seasons playing in Serie A from 2001 to 2003, with two spells at Brescia and one at Roma.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
I stopped into Roma DeUte for a slice of pizza.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
This roasting technique works with any variety of tomato, from grocery store Romas to the heirlooms brought home from the farmers' market, and the result is well worth the investment of time.
From Fox News ● Mar. 28, 2022
Father Romas said he felt predestined to lead St. Nicholas.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2016
Father Romas died of pancreatic cancer on Jan. 24, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of New York announced.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2016
I'd always found Romas to be too mealy and bland for fresh eating, so I had no qualms about chopping them up to make a quick, simple sauce.
From Slate ● Aug. 30, 2012
The reader will at once observe that the apocryphal tale which the Romas brought into Germany, concerning their origin and wanderings, agrees in every material point with the sacred prophecy.
From The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain by George Henry Borrow
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