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Roman.

Of or from Rome.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɹəʊ.mən/UK/ˈɹoʊ.mən/US
  1. Of or from Rome.

  2. Of or from the Roman Empire.

    historical
  3. Of or from the Byzantine Empire.

    historical
  4. Of noble countenance but with little facial expression.

  5. Supporting the characters of the Latin alphabet.

  6. Used to distinguish a Roman numeral from an Arabic numeral in oral discourse.

    colloquial
    You will find the term defined at the end of Roman one.
  7. A font that is upright, as opposed to oblique or italic. (See roman font.)

  8. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.

  9. Of a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults, and having baths, aqueducts, basilicas, amphitheatres, etc.

Where this word comes from

From Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus. By surface analysis, Rom(e) + -an. Doublet of Romano. Displaced native Romish. * In reference to the Byzantine Empire, via the Byzantine Greek endonym Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos).

noun/ˈɹəʊ.mən/UK/ˈɹoʊ.mən/US
  1. A native or resident of Rome.

  2. A native or resident of the Roman Empire.

    historical
  3. A native or resident of the Byzantine Empire.

    historical
  4. The Roman script.

    uncountable
  5. A single letter or character in Roman type.

    countable
  6. A Roman Catholic.

    dated
Where this word comes from

From Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus. By surface analysis, Rom(e) + -an. Doublet of Romano. Displaced native Romish. * In reference to the Byzantine Empire, via the Byzantine Greek endonym Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos).

name/ˈɹəʊ.mən/UK/ˈɹoʊ.mən/US
  1. A male given name from Latin recently borrowed from continental Europe.

  2. A surname.

  3. A city in Neamț County, Romania.

Where this word comes from

From Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus. By surface analysis, Rom(e) + -an. Doublet of Romano. Displaced native Romish. * In reference to the Byzantine Empire, via the Byzantine Greek endonym Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.