Roman means related to or connected with ancient Rome and its empire.
...the fall of the Roman Empire.
...the third-century Roman historian Dio Cassius.
...the remains of a Roman fort.
A Roman was a citizen of ancient Rome or its empire.
When they conquered Britain, the Romans brought this custom with them.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Roman means related to or connected with modern Rome.
...a Roman hotel room.
A Roman is someone who lives in or comes from Rome.
...soccer-mad Romans.
3. uncountable noun
Roman is the most common style of printing in books and magazines. It consists of upright letters. This dictionary is printed in roman.
roman in British English1
(ˈrəʊmən)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or denoting a vertical style of printing type: the usual form of type for most printed matter
Compare italic
noun
2.
roman type or print
Word origin
C16: so called because the style of letters is that used in ancient Roman inscriptions
roman in British English2
(French rɔmɑ̃)
noun
a metrical narrative in medieval French literature derived from the chansons de geste
Roman in British English
(ˈrəʊmən)
adjective
1.
of or relating to Rome or its inhabitants in ancient or modern times
2.
of or relating to Roman Catholicism or the Roman Catholic Church
3.
denoting, relating to, or having the style of architecture used by the ancient Romans, characterized by large-scale masonry domes, barrel vaults, and semicircular arches
noun
4.
a citizen or inhabitant of ancient or modern Rome
5. informal short for Roman Catholic
Roman in American English
(ˈroʊmən)
adjective
1.
of, characteristic of, or derived from ancient or modern Rome or its people or culture
2.
Latin
3.
of the Roman Catholic Church
4. [usuallyr-]
designating or of the upright style of printing types most common in modern use; not italic
noun
5.
a person born or living in Rome, or a citizen of Rome
6. Rare
the Italian spoken in Rome
7. [usuallyr-]
roman type or characters
8. Informal
a Roman Catholic
a mildly offensive term
Word origin
< ME & L: ME Romain < OFr < L Romanus < Roma, Rome
roman in American English
(ʀɔˈmɑ̃)
French
nounWord forms: plural French roˈmans (ʀɔˈmɑ̃)
1.
a type of metrical narrative developed in France in the Middle Ages
2.
a novel
Word origin
Fr < OFr romanz: see Romance
Examples of 'roman' in a sentence
roman
There was a roman candle of sparks from the plane but still they stared.
Brierley, David SKORPION'S DEATH
Word lists with
roman
architectural styles
In other languages
Roman
British English: Roman /ˈrəʊmən/ ADJECTIVE
Roman means related to or connected with ancient Rome and its empire.
...the fall of the Roman Empire.
American English: Roman
Arabic: رومانيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: romano
Chinese: 罗马的
Croatian: rimski
Czech: římský
Danish: romersk
Dutch: Romeins
European Spanish: romano
Finnish: roomalainen
French: Romain
German: römisch
Greek: ρωμαϊκός
Italian: romano
Japanese: ローマの
Korean: 로마의
Norwegian: romersk
Polish: rzymski
European Portuguese: romano
Romanian: roman
Russian: римский
Latin American Spanish: romano
Swedish: romersk
Thai: ที่เกี่ยวกับโรม
Turkish: Romalı
Ukrainian: римський
Vietnamese: thuộc La Mã
All related terms of 'Roman'
pre-Roman
of or relating to the period before the founding of ancient Rome
red roman
a marine food fish , Chrisoblephus laticeps
Roman law
the system of jurisprudence of ancient Rome , codified under Justinian and forming the basis of many modern legal systems
anti-roman
a type of prose fiction in which conventional or traditional novelistic elements are rejected
Greco-Roman
of or influenced by both Greece and Rome ; → classical (sense 2 ) classical (sense 3 )
Roman arch
a semicircular arch
Roman blind
a window blind consisting of a length of material which, when drawn up, gathers into horizontal folds from the bottom
Roman mile
a unit of length used in ancient Rome , equivalent to about 1620 yards or 1481 metres
Roman nose
a nose having a high prominent bridge
Roman pace
an ancient Roman measure of length, equal to 5 Roman feet or about 58 inches (147 centimetres )
Roman Rite
→ the Roman Rite
Roman snail
a large edible European snail , Helix pomatia , the usual escargot of menus , erroneously thought to have been introduced to northern Europe by the Romans
Graeco-Roman
of, characteristic of, or relating to Greek and Roman influences , as found in Roman sculpture
nouveau roman
a type of prose fiction in which conventional or traditional novelistic elements are rejected
Roman candle
a firework that produces a continuous shower of sparks punctuated by coloured balls of fire
Roman collar
a stiff white collar with no opening at the front that buttons at the back of the neck ; the distinctive mark of the clergy in certain Churches
Roman Empire
the territories ruled by ancient Rome . At its height under Trajan , the Roman Empire included W and S Europe, Africa north of the Sahara , and SW Asia . In 395 ad it was divided by Theodosius into the Eastern Roman Empire whose capital was Byzantium and which lasted until 1453, and the Western Roman Empire which lasted until the sack of Rome in 476
roman-fleuve
a novel or series of novels dealing with a family or other group over several generations
Roman holiday
entertainment or pleasure that depends on the suffering of others
Roman letters
a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
Roman numeral
Roman numerals are the letters used by the ancient Romans to represent numbers, for example I, IV, VIII, and XL, which represent 1, 4, 8, and 40. Roman numerals are still sometimes used today.
sloped roman
a roman ( vertical ) typeface , usually sans serif , i.e. without the small, decorative , terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
roman à clef
a novel in which real people are depicted under fictitious names
Roman alphabet
The Roman alphabet is the alphabet that was used by the Romans in ancient times and that is used for writing most western European languages, including English.
Roman calendar
the lunar calendar of ancient Rome , replaced in 45 bc by the Julian calendar. It originally consisted of 10 months , with a special month intercalated between Feb 23 and 24
Roman Catholic
The Roman Catholic Church is the same as the → Catholic Church.
Roman numerals
the letters used by the Romans for the representation of cardinal numbers , still used occasionally today . The integers are represented by the following letters: I (= 1), V (= 5), X (= 10), L (= 50), C (= 100), D (= 500), and M (= 1000). If a numeral is followed by another numeral of lower denomination , the two are added together ; if it is preceded by one of lower denomination, the smaller numeral is subtracted from the greater . Thus VI = 6 (V + I), but IV = 4 (V – I). Other examples are XC (= 90), CL (= 150), XXV (= 25), XLIV (= 44). Multiples of a thousand are indicated by a superior bar : thus, V̅ = 5000, X̅ = 10 000, X̅D̅ = 490 000, etc
Roman architecture
the style of architecture used by the ancient Romans , characterized by the rounded arch and vault , thick, massive walls, and the use of much brick and concrete
Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism is the same as → Catholicism .
the Roman Rite
the liturgical rite used in the Diocese of Rome
Holy Roman Empire
the complex of European territories under the rule of the Frankish or German king who bore the title of Roman emperor , beginning with the coronation of Charlemagne in 800 ad . The last emperor, Francis II, relinquished his crown in 1806
Eastern Roman Empire
the eastern of the two empires created by the division of the Roman Empire in 395 ad
Roman Catholic Church
the Christian Church over which the pope presides , with administrative headquarters in the Vatican
Western Roman Empire
the westernmost of the two empires created by the division of the later Roman Empire, esp after its final severance from the Eastern Roman Empire (395 ad )
Gallo-Romance
the vernacular language or group of dialects , of which few records survive , spoken in France between about 600 ad and 900 ad ; the intermediate stage between Vulgar Latin and Old French
Graeco-Roman wrestling
a style of wrestling in which the legs may not be used to obtain a fall and no hold may be applied below the waist
edible snail
a large edible European snail , Helix pomatia , the usual escargot of menus , erroneously thought to have been introduced to northern Europe by the Romans
toey as a Roman sandal
very anxious
Initial Teaching Alphabet
a 44 letter phonetic alphabet used mainly in the 1960s for teaching children to read and write
Rom. Cath.
Roman Catholic
Eastern Empire
the eastern of the two empires created by the division of the Roman Empire in 395 ad
Western Empire
the westernmost of the two empires created by the division of the later Roman Empire, esp after its final severance from the Eastern Roman Empire (395 ad )
Norman arch
a semicircular arch , esp one in the Romanesque style of architecture developed by the Normans in England
non-
Non- is used in front of adjectives and nouns to form adjectives that describe something as not having a particular quality or feature .
Chinese translation of 'Roman'
Roman
(ˈrəumən)
adj
(of ancient Rome) 古罗(羅)马(馬)的 (gǔ Luómǎ de)
(of modern Rome) 罗(羅)马(馬)的 (Luómǎ de)
n(c)
(in ancient Rome) 古罗(羅)马(馬)人 (gǔ Luómǎrén) (个(個), gè)