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Romes

Romes proper noun: the city of Rome in Italy and the city of Constantinople (the "New Rome") taken together; the empire(s) ruled by these cities.

Proper noun

Romes

  1. (archaic) The city of Rome in Italy and the city of Constantinople (the "New Rome") taken together; the empire(s) ruled by these cities.
    • Yet haue the Sarasins attempted both Romes; they haue besieged Constantinople, and haue wasted... the Sea coasts of Italy.1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, section 13
    • The weakening of the two Romes created the space for the emergence of both the Holy Roman Empire of the Franks and the Islamic Empire.1999, G. Vallée, Shaping of Christianity, X 203

Origin of Romes

From Rome + -s (“plural suffix”).

Questions about Romes

What does Romes mean?
Romes means the city of Rome in Italy and the city of Constantinople (the "New Rome") taken together; the empire(s) ruled by these cities.
What part of speech is Romes?
Romes is a proper noun.

Words near Romes in the dictionary

  1. romerograms
  2. romeros
  3. Romers
  4. Romertopf
  5. Romertopfs
  6. Romes
  7. Romesburg
  8. Romesburgs
  9. romesco
  10. Romescot
  11. Romescots

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