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Romans

American  
[roh-muhnz] / ˈroʊ mənz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Rom.


Romans British  
/ ˈrəʊmənz /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) a book of the New Testament (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans ), containing one of the fullest expositions of the doctrines of Saint Paul, written in 58 ad

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Cultivated for millennia, Armenia's famed apricots were known to ancient Romans as the "Armenian apple."

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Though clay roof tiles were introduced by the Romans, the English industry grew up in the eastern part of the country during the 12th century.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

For thousands of years, the ancient city of Sardis in western Turkey changed hands as Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans rose and fell.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

The politician in question is former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who wrote an op-ed in The Times of London titled “To save the West, remember what Romans taught us.”

From Salon Apr. 14, 2026

They were Iberian, made by the people who’d lived in Spain before the Romans.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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