/ ˈrəʊmən; NAmE ˈroʊ-/ adjective , noun
■ adjective
1.
connected with ancient Rome or the Roman Empire :
a Roman road / temple / villa
Roman Britain
2.
connected with the modern city of Rome
3.
connected with the Roman Catholic Church
4.
roman roman type is ordinary printing type which does not lean forward :
Definitions in this dictionary are printed in roman type.
—compare italic
■ noun
1.
[ C ] a member of the ancient Roman republic or empire
2.
[ C ] a person from the modern city of Rome
3.
roman [ U ] the ordinary style of printing that uses small letters that do not lean forward
—compare italics
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IDIOMS
see Rome
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French Romain , from Latin Romanus , from Roma Rome.