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

After all, we’re on a planet where the city of Rome has been continually inhabited for 2,700 years, and the University of Bologna has been matriculating students for 938.

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2026

He wants to use the the tool to help make his feature-length film called “Sebastian,” about a Christian saint set in 3rd century Rome.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

Flying back to the UK, Robinson said they arrived at Rome airport three-and-a-half hours before their scheduled flight.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

The strengthening of this strategic and pragmatic partnership with a Russia that likes to present itself as a Third Rome will have concrete consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

He tried to imagine the two of them at New Rome together, walking through the hills and holding hands.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan