I. ˈrōm noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Middle English, from Rome, Italy
: roman catholicism
was loyal to Rome less because it was Catholic than because it was Roman — D.C.Williams
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Rome, Italy
: of or from Rome, capital of Italy
the Rome correspondent
: of the kind or style prevalent in Rome : roman