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Rome

[rohm]

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Harold (Jacob), 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
Italian 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.
a city in central New York, east of Oneida Lake.
a city in northwestern Georgia.
the ancient Italian kingdom, republic, and empire whose capital was the city of Rome.
the Roman Catholic Church.
Roman Catholicism.

Rome

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noun

Italian name: Roma.��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)
the Roman Empire
the Roman Catholic Church or Roman Catholicism

Rome

Capital of Italy, largest city in the country, and seat of the Roman Catholic Church (see Vatican City State; see also Vatican), located on the Tiber River in west-central Italy. Rome is one of the world's great centers of history, art, architecture, and religion.

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“All roads lead to Rome” is a well-known proverb.

Ancient Rome is often referred to as the “City of Seven Hills” because it was built on seven hills surrounded by a line of fortifications.

Rome was proclaimed capital of Italy in 1871, after Italian forces took control of the city from the pope.

It is called the “Eternal City.”

Its landmarks include the Colosseum, the Appian Way, the Pantheon, the Forum, the Arch of Constantine, and Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

Rome was the capital of the Roman Republic (fourth century to first century b.c.) and the Roman Empire (first century b.c. to fifth century a.d.), whose domains, at their height, spread from Great Britain to present-day Iran and included all the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

In a.d. 800, Rome again became associated with imperial power when Charlemagne was crowned there as the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with Rome, also see all roads lead to Rome; fiddle while Rome burns; when in Rome do as the Romans do.

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Garland, 55, is at home in London, while Boyle is in a hotel room in Rome.

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Add in being an unbeaten rookie in Luke Donald's European Ryder Cup team in Rome two years ago, and his CV is enviable.

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She visited a polling station in Rome on Sunday but did not cast a vote.

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He improved his record on clay this season to 21 wins in 22 matches - including title wins in Monte Carlo and Rome - after Lorenzo Musetti retired with injury when trailing in their semi-final.

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Sonny Olumati was born in Rome and has lived in Italy all his life but the country he calls home does not recognise him as its own.

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