Associations to the word «Rome»

Wiktionary

ROME, proper noun. A city on the Tiber River on the Italian peninsula, the capital of a former empire and of the modern region of Lazio and nation of Italy.
ROME, proper noun. Ancient Rome; the former Roman Empire; Roman civilization.
ROME, proper noun. The Holy See, the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly prior to the establishment of the Vatican City in the 19th century.
ROME, proper noun. The Church of Rome, the Roman Catholic Church generally.
ROME BEAUTY, noun. A glossy red variety of cooking apple originating near Rome Township, Ohio in the early 19th century.

Dictionary definition

ROME, noun. Capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.
ROME, noun. The leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.

Wise words

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