Roman
A native or resident of RomeA native or resident of Rome.
» I'm looking for books on Roman history.
Ich suche Bücher über die Geschichte Roms. — Sudajaengi
Я ищу книги по истории Рима. — afyodor
Я шукаю книги з історії Риму. — mutternoise
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6 sensesA native or resident of Rome.
Römer, Römerin
ри́млянинrímljanin, ри́млянкаrímljanka
ри́млянинrýmljanyn, ри́млянкаrýmljanka
a resident of modern Rome
(historical)A native or resident of the Roman Empire.
Römer
ри́млянинrímljanin, ри́млянкаrímljanka
ри́млянинrýmljanyn, ри́млянкаrýmljanka
an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
(historical)A native or resident of the Byzantine Empire.
(uncountable)The Roman script.
Lateinisch, ABC
лати́ницаlatínica
лати́нкаlatýnka, лати́ницяlatýnycja
a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
(countable)A single letter or character in Roman type.
(dated)A Roman Catholic.
Examples
358 sentencesI'm looking for books on Roman history.
Я шукаю книги з історії Риму. — mutternoise
ruЯ ищу книги по истории Рима. — afyodor
deIch suche Bücher über die Geschichte Roms. — Sudajaengi
The bridge was built by the Romans.
Міст був побудований римлянами. — aandrusiak
ruМост был построен римлянами. — odexed
deDie Brücke wurde von den Römern erbaut. — Vortarulo
Romans, go home!
Римляни, ідіть додому! — Balamax
ruРимляне, идите вы домой! — FeuDRenais
deRömer, geht nach Hause! — samueldora
The Romans persecuted Christians.
Римляни переслідували християн. — deniko
I was deeply impressed by Roman architecture.
ruРимская архитектура произвела на меня сильное впечатление. — Wezel
deRömische Architektur hat mich tief beeindruckt. — VOsakosa
Translations
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By meaning 2
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Origin
From Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus. By surface analysis, Rom(e) + -an. Doublet ofFrom Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus. By surface analysis, Rom(e) + -an. Doublet of Romano. Displaced native Romish.
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Forms
plural: RomansSynonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.