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Roman Empire

UK/ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə//ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/

Roman Empire proper noun: an ancient empire based out of Rome, which succeeded the Roman Republic and existed between 27 B.C.E. and 476 C.E. in the west (and until 1453 C.E. in the east; see Byzantine Empire), encompassing vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa, stretching from Britain and Germany to Spain, North Africa and the Persian Gulf.

Proper noun

the Roman Empire

  1. (historical) An ancient empire based out of Rome, which succeeded the Roman Republic and existed between 27 B.C.E. and 476 C.E. in the west (and until 1453 C.E. in the east; see Byzantine Empire), encompassing vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa, stretching from Britain and Germany to Spain, North Africa and the Persian Gulf.
    Synonyms:
    Rome
  2. (archaic, historical) The Holy Roman Empire.

Noun

Roman Empire (plural Roman Empires)

  1. (Internet) An unexpected or apparently random topic that one frequently thinks about.
    • the dinner party episode from fleabag is my roman empire2023 September 18, @fleabagreact, Twitter, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024
    • Yeah we had a big convo about this at work. I work in a pharmacy which is like 90% women (it's the best) and we collectively decided our "Roman empire" is either Genghis Khan or blood clots, and the teenage version was toxic shock syndrome lol2023 October 4, u/Soggy_Biscuit_, “Whats your version of the Roman empire?”, in Reddit, r/popculturechat, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024

Roman Empire meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Roman Empire in Hindi

ancient Latin empire
रोमन साम्राज्य roman sāmrājya

Roman Empire in Tamil

ancient Latin empire
உரோமானிய பேரரசு urōmāṉiya pēraracu, உரோமப்பேரரசு urōmappēraracu

Roman Empire in Marathi

ancient Latin empire
रोमन साम्राज्य roman sāmrājya

Roman Empire in Urdu

ancient Latin empire
رومی سَلْطَنَت romī saltanat
More languagesFewer languages
Roman Empire in Bengali
রোমান সাম্রাজ্য rōman śamrajjo
Roman Empire in Sanskrit
रोमकविषय romakaviṣaya
Roman Empire in Tagalog
Imperyong Romano
Roman Empire in Arabic
اَلْإِمْبِرَاطُورِيَّةُ الرُّومَانِيَّة al-ʔimbirāṭūriyyatu r-rūmāniyya
Roman Empire in Malay
Empayar Rom
Roman Empire in Indonesian
Kekaisaran Romawi
Roman Empire in Thai
จักรวรรดิโรมัน jàk-grà-wàt roo-man
Roman Empire in Vietnamese
Đế quốc La Mã
Roman Empire in Myanmar
ရောမအင်ပါယာ rau:ma.angpaya

Examples of Roman Empire in a sentence

  • “My Roman Empire is the fact that I have thought about the desire to be smaller every single day for the past 20 years,” she says in a video posted on Oct. 18.2023 October 26, Neia Balao, quoting Alexandra Gulla, “‘The desire to be smaller’: These women reveal that their ‘Roman Empire’ is tied to...
  • I have a rotating set of Roman empires, currently it seems to be Foolish & Philza as a duo cause the amount of feral energy that floods me every time I see something regarding them....I adore them2023 December 5, @GenevaWren38, Twitter, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024:
  • The size of my body used to be my Roman Empire, and I know I’m not alone. […] Body image is consuming.2023 December 8, Laura Henshaw, “Living Well with Laura Henshaw: body image used to be my Roman Empire”, in Vogue:
  • Wondering why they are feuding can be an occasional Roman Empire for me.2023 December 17, u/HiLittleDarling, “Let's Discuss, Hollywood Siblings”, in Reddit, r/popculturechat, archived from the original on 22 Jan...

Synonyms of Roman Empire

Forms of Roman Empire

pluralRoman Empires

Origin of Roman Empire

The sense something that one frequently thinks about is a reference to the "How Often Do You Think About the Roman Empire?" meme, popularized on Instagram and TikTok around September 2023.

Words formed from Roman Empire

Questions about Roman Empire

What does Roman Empire mean?
Roman Empire means an ancient empire based out of Rome, which succeeded the Roman Republic and existed between 27 B.C.E. and 476 C.E. in the west (and until 1453 C.E. in the east; see Byzantine Empire), encompassing vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa, stretching from Britain and Germany to Spain, North Africa and the Persian Gulf.
What is Roman Empire in Hindi?
Roman Empire in Hindi is रोमन साम्राज्य (roman sāmrājya). See Roman Empire meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Roman Empire in a sentence?
“My Roman Empire is the fact that I have thought about the desire to be smaller every single day for the past 20 years,” she says in a video posted on Oct. 18.
What part of speech is Roman Empire?
Roman Empire can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Roman Empire?
Roman Empire is pronounced /ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ (UK).

Words near Roman Empire in the dictionary

  1. Roman concrete
  2. Roman concretes
  3. Roman cursive
  4. Roman dodecahedra
  5. Roman dodecahedron
  6. Roman Empire
  7. Roman Empires
  8. Roman fever
  9. roman font
  10. roman fonts
  11. Roman gallon

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