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Adjective roman has 4 senses

Roman - relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose"
Roman - of or relating to or characteristic of Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"
Roman - characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions
Roman, r.c., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical - of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church"

Noun roman has 3 senses

Roman - a resident of modern Rome
--₁ is a kind of Italian
--₁ is a member of
Rome, Roma, Eternal City, Italian capital, capital of Italy
Roman - an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
--₂ is a kind of European
--₂ is a member of Roman Empire
--₂ has particulars:
palatine; Agrippina, Agrippina the Elder; Agrippina, Agrippina the Younger
roman, roman type, roman letters, roman print - a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
--₃ is a kind of proportional font