Overview of noun roman

The noun roman has 3 senses

• Roman -- (a resident of modern Rome)


• Roman -- (an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire)


• roman, roman type, roman letters, roman print -- (a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions)

Overview of adj roman

The adj roman has 4 senses

• Roman -- (relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose")


• Roman, Romanic -- (of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall")


• Roman -- (characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions)


• Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical -- (of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church")