Roma
Italy's capital, locally
Roma is the Italian name for Rome, the capital of Italy.
English speakers encounter it in contexts involving Italian language or culture: AS Roma (a football club), Roma tomatoes (an Italian plum variety used for sauces).
The term appears on maps, in travel writing, and in phrases like Roma aeterna (eternal Rome). (Lowercase roma refers to the Romani people.)
Italy's capital city
- ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
- VaticanPapal city-state
- TiberCentral Italian river
- ColosseumFlavian arena in Rome
Pantheon · Trevi Fountain · Lazio · St. Peter's Basilica · Sistine Chapel · Appian Way · cobblestone · piazza
Domain under unified control
- republicState with elected leaders
- senateLegislative governing body
- CaesarRoman imperial title
- AugustusRome's inaugural emperor
legion · centurion · consul · tribune · patrician · plebeian · toga · Latin
Egg-and-pork pasta
- amatricianaTomato-based Roman pasta sauce
- saltimboccaVeal-prosciutto-sage Italian dish
- guancialeCured pork jowl
- pecorinoItalian sheep's milk cheese
porchetta · bruschetta · trattoria · gelato · espresso · tiramisu · prosciutto · ricotta
Soft stone fruit
- pasteThick sticky substance
- pomodoroItalian word for tomato
- San MarzanoItalian plum tomato cultivar
- canningAirtight food preservation
vine · red · sauce · determinate · garden · Italian · heirloom · oblong
Armed naval vessel
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- dreadnoughtHeavily armored warship type
- navalOf maritime warfare
Rome
Italy's capital city
Colosseum · Pantheon · Trevi Fountain · Lazio · St. Peter's Basilica · Sistine Chapel · Appian Way · cobblestone · piazza · Sistine
empire
Domain under unified control
Augustus · legion · centurion · consul · tribune · patrician · plebeian · toga · Latin · aqueduct
carbonara
Egg-and-pork pasta
- amatricianaTomato-based Roman pasta sauce
- saltimboccaVeal-prosciutto-sage Italian dish
- guancialeCured pork jowl
pecorino · porchetta · bruschetta · trattoria · gelato · espresso · tiramisu · prosciutto · ricotta · gnocchi
plum
Soft stone fruit
- pasteThick sticky substance
- pomodoroItalian word for tomato
- San MarzanoItalian plum tomato cultivar
canning · vine · red · sauce · determinate · garden · Italian · heirloom · oblong · meaty
warship
Armed naval vessel
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- dreadnoughtHeavily armored warship type
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- Netflix FilmsDon't Look Up, The Mother, The Irishman, Tick Tick Boom, Hillbilly Elegy
- Italian ClubsJuventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Napoli, Lazio
- Latin Nounsrosa, terra, deus, aqua, via
- cultivarscultivar, Honeycrisp, Fuji apple, Gala apple, Granny Smith
- Nomadic PeoplesMongols, Scythians, Huns, Tatars, Bedouins
Romapeasantry
Rural working class
homesteaders · sedentary · settled · rooted · stationary
Romadominant culture
Society's prevailing belief system
ethnic majority · establishment · insider · bourgeoisie · aristocracy
RomaCarthage
Phoenician colony that challenged Rome
Athens · Sparta · Alexandria · Constantinople · Persia
- historical romanceLove story set historically
- Roman numeralsAlphabetic number system
- romance novelistAuthor of love stories
- My Chemical Romance"Black Parade" performers
- romance novelFiction about romantic love
- Roman EmpireAncient state from Augustus onward