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Definition of Roman noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Roman

noun
 
/ˈrəʊmən/
 
/ˈrəʊmən/
Idioms
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  1. [countable] a member of the ancient Roman republic or empire
  2. [countable] a person from the modern city of Rome
  3. roman
     [uncountable] the ordinary style of printing that uses small letters that do not lean forward compare italics
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French Romain, from Latin Romanus, from Roma ‘Rome’.
Idioms
when in Rome (do as the Romans do)
  1. (saying) used to say that when you are in a foreign country, or a situation you are not familiar with, you should behave in the way that the people around you behave
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