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when in Rome

when in Rome proverb: one should adjust to local customs.

Proverb

when in Rome

  1. One should adjust to local customs.

when in Rome meaning in Hindi

when in Rome in Hindi

when in Rome, do as the Romans do
जैसा देस वैसा भेस jaisā des vaisā bhes

Origin of when in Rome

Anapodoton of when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Questions about when in Rome

What does when in Rome mean?
When in Rome means one should adjust to local customs.
What is when in Rome in Hindi?
When in Rome in Hindi is जैसा देस वैसा भेस (jaisā des vaisā bhes). See When in Rome meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is when in Rome?
When in Rome is a proverb.

Words near when in Rome in the dictionary

  1. when God closes a door he opens a window
  2. when heck freezes over
  3. when Hell freezes over
  4. when I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck
  5. when in doubt, do nowt
  6. when in Rome
  7. when in Rome, do as the Romans
  8. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
  9. when in Rome, do like the Romans do
  10. when is closing time
  11. when it came to

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Adapted from Wiktionary: when in Rome (page history and authors); जैसा देस वैसा भेस (Hindi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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