English edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos), referring to the autonym used by Grecophone writers in the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) Empire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɹoʊ̯ˈmi(ː).ən/

Adjective edit

Rhomaean (comparative more Rhomaean, superlative most Rhomaean)

  1. (historiography, rare) Synonym of Rhomaian; of or pertaining to the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) empire.