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romaean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ro-maean
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Eastern Roman Empire, that is, to the Byzantine Empire.

noun

A native, inhabitant or citizen of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

Etymology

From post-Classical Latin Rōmaeus [calque of Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos)] + -an. By surface analysis, Rome + -ean.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Romaean (comparative) most Romaean (superlative) Romean (alternative) Romæan (alternative, archaic) Rhomaean (alternative, archaic) Rhomæan (alternative, archaic) Rhomaian (alternative, rare) Romaeans (plural)

Questions

What does romaean mean?
Of or pertaining to the Eastern Roman Empire, that is, to the Byzantine Empire.
Where does romaean come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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