Rome

English

/ɹəʊm/, /ɹum/, /ɹoʊm/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (metonym) The Italian government.
  • Ancient Rome; the former Roman Empire; Roman civilization.
  • The Holy See, the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly prior to the establishment of the Vatican City in the 19th century.
  • The Church of Rome, the Roman Catholic Church generally.
  • (metropolitan city in Lazio).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Rome inherited from Old English Rōm inherited from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō derived from Latin Rōma (Rome), Rōma (Rome) derived from Old French Rome.

Origin

Old French

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