Definition of "Roman"

Of or from Rome.  examples

Of or from the Roman Empire.  examples

Of noble countenance but with little facial expression.  quotations  examples

(of type or text) Supporting the characters of the Latin alphabet.  examples

(law, colloquial) Used to distinguish a Roman numeral from an Arabic numeral in oral discourse.  examples

(typography) A font that is upright, as opposed to oblique or italic. (See roman font.)  examples

Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.  examples

(architecture) Of a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults, and having baths, aqueducts, basilicas, amphitheatres, etc.  examples

A native or resident of Rome.  examples

(historical) A native or resident of the Roman Empire.

(uncountable) The Roman script.  examples

(printing, countable) A single letter or character in Roman type.  examples

(dated) A Roman Catholic.  quotations  examples

A male given name from Latin recently borrowed from continental Europe.  examples

A surname.  examples