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羅馬

简罗马 · 繁羅馬

Mandarin · pinyin Luó mǎ

Rome, capital of Italy
(historical) Ancient Rome

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罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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2–3 · Luo2 ma3

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lo4 maa5

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name

Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
(historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

adj

(attributive) Roman (pertaining to Rome or the Roman empire)

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