Definitions for ROMAN
ˈroʊ mənro·man

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 3 votes

1. Romannoun

   a resident of modern Rome

2. Romannoun

   an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire

3. roman, roman type, roman letters, roman printadjective

   a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions

4. Romanadjective

   relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

   "Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose"

5. Roman, Romanicadjective

   of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome)

   "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"

6. Romanadjective

   characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions

7. Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papisticaladjective

   of or relating to or supporting Romanism

   "the Roman Catholic Church"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. romanadjective

   Upright, as opposed to italic.

2. romanadjective

   Of or related to the Latin alphabet.

3. Romannoun

   A native or resident of Rome.

4. Romannoun

   A native or resident of the Roman Empire

5. Romannoun

   The Roman script

6. Romanadjective

   Of or from Rome.

7. Romanadjective

   Of or from the Roman Empire

8. Romanadjective

   supporting or using a Western European character set.

9. Romanadjective

   Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.

10. Romannoun

    recently borrowed from continental Europe.

11. Etymology: From Romain, from Romanus.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roman

   Roman usually refers to something associated with the city of Rome or the Roman Empire, which was a major political and cultural power in the ancient world, covering large parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. It can also refer to the people, culture, or language of ancient Rome, known as Latin. In Arts and Literature, 'Roman' refers to a specific style of typeface or a genre of French literature. The term can also be used as a name in many cultures. It is a multilayered term that needs to be interpreted within context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Romanadjective

   of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art

2. Romanadjective

   of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that religion

3. Romanadjective

   upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters

4. Romanadjective

   expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc

5. Romannoun

   a native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome, or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were conferred

6. Romannoun

   roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- in distinction from Italics

7. Etymology: [L. Romanus, fr. Roma Rome: cf. F. romain. Cf. Romaic, Romance, Romantic.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Roman

   Roman is a city with the title of municipality located in the central part of Moldavia, a traditional region of Romania. It is located 46 km east of Piatra Neamţ, in actual Neamţ County at the confluence of the Siret and Moldova rivers. Its name was taken from Moldavian Voivode Roman I of Moldavia, believed to be its founder. Roman's first son was Alexandru cel Bun. From here prince Roman has realized the centralization of Moldavia, Roman city being capital of Below Country of Moldavia .

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Roman

   rō′man, adj. pertaining to Rome or to the Romans: pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion, papal: (print.) noting the letters commonly used, as opposed to Italics: written in letters (as IV.), not in figures (as 4).—n. a native or citizen of Rome: a Romanist in religion: a Roman letter or type.—adj. Roman′ic, pertaining to Rome or its people.—n. Romanisā′tion.—v.t. Rō′manīse, to convert to the Roman Catholic religion: to Latinise: to represent by Roman letters or types.—v.i. to conform to Roman Catholic opinions or practices: to print in Roman letters.—n. Romanī′ser.—adj. Rō′manish, pertaining to Romanism.—ns. Rō′manism, the tenets of the Roman Catholic Church; Rō′manist, a Roman Catholic.—adj. Roman Catholic.—adj. Rō′mano-Byzan′tine, pertaining to an early medieval style of architecture in which Byzantine and Western elements are combined.—ns. Rome′-penn′y, -scot, Peter's pence.—adv. Rome′ward, toward the Roman Catholic Church.—adj. Rō′mish, belonging to Rome, or to the Roman Catholic Church.—n. Rō′mist.—Roman architecture, a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults, &c.—baths, aqueducts, basilicas, amphitheatres, &c.; Roman candle, a firework discharging a succession of white or coloured stars; Roman Catholic, denoting those who recognise the spiritual supremacy of the Pope or Bishop of Rome—as a noun, a member of the Roman Catholic Church; Roman Catholicism, the doctrines and polity of the Roman Catholic Church collectively; Roman cement, a cement which hardens under water; Roman collar, a collar made of lawn or fine linen, bound and stitched, worn by priests over a black collar, by bishops over a purple, and cardinals over a scarlet; Roman Empire, the ancient empire of Rome, divided in the 4th century into the Eastern and Western Empires; Roman law, the civil law.—Holy Roman Empire (see Holy). [L. Romanus—Roma, Rome.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ROMAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Roman is ranked #452 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Roman surname appeared 72,918 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 25 would have the surname Roman.
   
   75.6% or 55,177 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   20.7% or 15,160 total occurrences were White.
   1.8% or 1,356 total occurrences were Black.
   0.9% or 707 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 372 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.2% or 146 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • European
   • Italian
   • Antiquity

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ROMAN' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2300

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ROMAN' in Nouns Frequency: #2252

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ROMAN' in Adjectives Frequency: #309

Anagrams for ROMAN »

1. manor

2. moran

3. Moran

4. morna

5. norma

6. Norma

7. ramon

How to pronounce ROMAN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ROMAN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ROMAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ROMAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of ROMAN in a Sentence

1. James Henning:

   An exoneration couldn’t have happened to a nicer man, if what was known about the evidence now were known at the time of trial, [Roman] would have been acquitted.

2. Emperor Sigismund:

   I am the Roman Emperor, and am above grammar.

3. Franak Viacorka:

   I think they will be trying to break Roman.

4. Chris Chinnock:

   We do know that Roman Empire relied quite heavily on slave labor. Roman Empire underpinned much of Roman Empire throughout history. And Roman Empire was true of Roman Britain as well. We have lots of literary evidence from wood, writing tablets and stone carvings.

5. Bettina Tremmel:

   The discovery of the dagger was emotional. We were lost for words, imagine: Though thousands of Roman soldiers were stationed in Haltern over almost 15 years or more, there are only a few finds of weapons, especially complete and intact ones.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ROMAN
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Roman
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ROMAN
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ROMAN
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ROMAN
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html