Rome: Meaning and Definition of

Rome

Pronunciation: (rōm), [key]
— n.
  1. born 1908, U.S. lyricist and composer.
  2. Italian,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. 2,600,000.
  3. a city in central New York, E of Oneida Lake. 43,826.
  4. a city in NW Georgia. 29,654.
  5. the ancient Italian kingdom, republic, and empire whose capital was the city of Rome.
  6. the Roman Catholic Church.
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