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# rome

«rome» in Mova's school dictionary: **the capital city of Italy** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun, proper name (Rome)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Rome is the capital city of Italy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rome/#m1)

2) Rome was the centre of the ancient Roman Empire, which ruled much of Europe more than two thousand years ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rome/#m2)

3) Several smaller towns, for example in the USA, are also called Rome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rome/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons Ancient Rome is studied: emperors, gladiators, the Colosseum, roads, Latin and Roman numerals. In geography Rome is the capital of Italy. Phrases: «Ancient Rome», «When in Rome, do as the Romans do», «Rome wasn't built in a day», «All roads lead to Rome».

### examples

- Rome is the capital of Italy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rome/#x1)
- The Colosseum in Rome is almost two thousand years old. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rome/#x2)
- Ancient Rome had a huge army. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rome/#x3)
- «Rome wasn't built in a day» means big things take time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rome/#x4)
- We learned about the gods of ancient Rome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rome/#x5)
- When in Rome, do as the Romans do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rome/#x6)
- "I come from Rome," said the Moon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rome/#x7)

### note

A proper name: always write «Rome» with a capital R. People from Rome are «Romans»; the adjective is «Roman» (Roman numerals: I, V, X, L, C). Homophone: «roam» (to wander).

### In the corpora

- [Italy's capital is Rome, though the country became one state only in 1861, with Rome joining in 1870.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/7-europe-countries-and-capitals/10/)
- [Rome first had kings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/13-rome-from-seven-hills-to-a-republic/2/)
- [Rome had two consuls at the top for that very reason, and a Senate of experienced men to advise them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/13-rome-from-seven-hills-to-a-republic/6/)
- [Rome fought Hannibal of Carthage, who crossed the Alps with elephants, and won.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/13-rome-from-seven-hills-to-a-republic/7/)
- [Rome held this empire together with a professional army, the legions, and with straight paved roads.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/14-rome-the-empire-the-legions-and-the-roads/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rome» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rome/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.