"roman" | Definition and Related Words

Adjective

Relating to or characteristic of people of Rome (synset 302932882)
"Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose"
Of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome) (synset 302932638)
"Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"

referred to in: antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

domain region: capital of italy, eternal city, italian capital, roma, rome - capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

same as: romanic
Characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions (synset 302933399)
Of or relating to or supporting Romanism (synset 302933066)
"the Roman Catholic Church"

same as: papist, papistic, papistical, popish, r.c., roman catholic, romanist, romish

Noun

A resident of modern Rome (synset 109736329)
is a type of: italian - a native or inhabitant of Italy

belongs to: capital of italy, eternal city, italian capital, roma, rome - capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire (synset 109736443)
is a type of: european - a native or inhabitant of Europe

subtypes: palatine - any of various important officials in ancient Rome
specific instances:
- agrippina, agrippina the elder - granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33)
- agrippina, agrippina the younger - wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero
belongs to: roman empire - an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome
A typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions (synset 106840553)
is a type of: proportional font - any font whose different characters have different widths

same as: roman letters, roman print, roman type