Meaning

6 senses
  1. A native or resident of Rome.

    Römer, Römerin

    ри́млянинrímljanin, ри́млянкаrímljanka

    ри́млянинrýmljanyn, ри́млянкаrýmljanka

    a resident of modern Rome

  2. (historical)A native or resident of the Roman Empire.

    Römer

    ри́млянинrímljanin, ри́млянкаrímljanka

    ри́млянинrýmljanyn, ри́млянкаrýmljanka

    an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire

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

  4. (uncountable)The Roman script.

    Lateinisch, ABC

    лати́ницаlatínica

    лати́нкаlatýnka, лати́ницяlatýnycja

    a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions

  5. (countable)A single letter or character in Roman type.

  6. (dated)A Roman Catholic.

Examples

358 sentences
  1. I'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

  2. 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

  3. Romans, go home!

    Римляни, ідіть додому! — Balamax

    ruРимляне, идите вы домой! — FeuDRenais

    deRömer, geht nach Hause! — samueldora

  4. The Romans persecuted Christians.

    Римляни переслідували християн. — deniko

  5. I was deeply impressed by Roman architecture.

    ruРимская архитектура произвела на меня сильное впечатление. — Wezel

    deRömische Architektur hat mich tief beeindruckt. — VOsakosa

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
a native or resident of Rome:
the Roman script:
Русский
By meaning 2
a native or resident of Rome:
the Roman script:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a native or resident of Rome:
the Roman script:

Origin

From Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus. By surface analysis, Rom(e) + -an. Doublet of

From Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus. By surface analysis, Rom(e) + -an. Doublet of Romano. Displaced native Romish.

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Forms

plural: Romans
SingularRoman
PluralRomans

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions:roman typeroman lettersroman print

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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