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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Rome (rōm),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Harold (Jacob), born 1908, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Place NamesItalian, Roma. a city in and the capital of Italy, in the central part, on the Tiber: ancient capital of the Roman Empire;
site of Vatican City, seat of authority of the Roman Catholic Church. 2,600,000. - Place Namesa city in central New York, E of Oneida Lake. 43,826.
- Place Namesa city in NW Georgia. 29,654.
- Place Names, Ancient Historythe ancient Italian kingdom, republic, and empire whose capital was the city of Rome.
- Religionthe Roman Catholic Church.
- ReligionSee Roman Catholicism.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Rome /rəʊm/ n - 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: 2 546 804 (2001)
Italian name: Roma - the Roman Empire
- the Roman Catholic Church or Roman Catholicism
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