Rhomaean

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹoʊ̯ˈmi(ː).ən/

Adjective

Rhomaean (comparative more Rhomaean, superlative most Rhomaean)

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