the capital of Italy, on the River Tiber: includes the independent state of the Vatican City; traditionally founded by Romulus on the Palatine Hill in 753 bc, later spreading to six other hills east of the Tiber; capital of the Roman Empire; a great cultural and artistic centre, esp during the Renaissance. Pop: 3 717 956 (2015 est)
Italian name: Roma
2.
the Roman Empire
3.
the Roman Catholic Church or Roman Catholicism
Rome in American English1
US
noun
a somewhat tart, red winter apple
: in full Rome Beauty
Word origin
after Rome Township, S Ohio, where first grown
Rome in American English2
(roʊm)
capital of Italy, on the Tiber River: formerly, the capital of the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire, & the Papal States: pop. 2,605,000
said to mean that people should follow the customs of the people they are visiting or living with
Church of Rome
the Roman Catholic Church
Seven Hills of Rome
the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built : the Palatine , Capitoline , Quirinal, Caelian, Aventine, Esquiline, and Viminal
fiddle while Rome burns
If you say that someone is fiddling while Rome burns , you mean that they are not dealing with a difficult or dangerous situation but instead are doing useless things or pretending that nothing is wrong .
Rome was not built in a day
said to mean that it takes a long time to do a job or task properly, and you should not rush it or expect to do it quickly