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 →

2) Rome was the centre of the ancient Roman Empire, which ruled much of Europe more than two thousand years ago. tree →

3) Several smaller towns, for example in the USA, are also called Rome. tree →

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 →
• The Colosseum in Rome is almost two thousand years old. tree →
• Ancient Rome had a huge army. tree →
• «Rome wasn't built in a day» means big things take time. tree →
• We learned about the gods of ancient Rome. tree →
• When in Rome, do as the Romans do. tree →
• "I come from Rome," said the Moon. tree →

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.
• Rome first had kings.
• Rome had two consuls at the top for that very reason, and a Senate of experienced men to advise them.
• Rome fought Hannibal of Carthage, who crossed the Alps with elephants, and won.
• Rome held this empire together with a professional army, the legions, and with straight paved roads.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rome» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.