Proper noun

Singular Roma

Plural -

Roma

1. A subgroup of the Romani people (believed to have originated in India), found primary in Eastern Europe; also known as Gypsies.
2. An Austronesian language of Indonesia.
3. A variety of tomato.
4. A city in Texas on the Rio Grande, pop. (2000) 9,617 (see Roma, Texas in Wikipedia)
5. A female given name used in the Anglo-Saxon world, associated with the Latin or Italian name of Rome.

Related terms

• Rom
• Romani

Roma may refer to:

• People
  • the Romani people (also known as Gypsies)
  • Roma, a subgroup of the Romani people

• Sports
  • A.S. Roma, an Italian football team
  • Virtus Roma, Basketball team
  • Roma Esporte Apucarana, a Brazilian football team

• Uses in languages other than English
  • the Latin and Italian for Rome
  • Ancient Rome
  • Roma (mythology), Roman deity

• Other toponymy
  • Roma, Queensland, a town in Australia
  • Puerto Roma, Ecuador, a town in Ecuador
  • Roma, Botoşani, a town in Romania
  • Roma, Sweden, a town in Sweden
  • Roma, Texas, a town in the United States
  • Roma, Lesotho, a town where the National University of Lesotho is situated
  • Colonia Roma, a neighbourhood in Mexico City
  • Roma Island, an island in Maluku, Indonesia

• As a surname
  • Antonio Roma (born 1932), Argentine footballer
  • Flavio Roma (born 1974), Italian footballer
  • Nani Roma (born 1972), Spanish rally car driver
  • Paul Roma (Paul Centopani) (born 1959), professional wrestler
  • Pedro Roma (born 1970), Portuguese footballer

• As a nickname
  • Juliano Laurentino dos Santos, Brazilian footballer

• As a given name
  • Roma (given name), a female given name
  • Roma (ethnonym), the name of the Roma/Romani/Gypsies
  • Roma (actress), a South Indian film actress
  • Roma Maffia, American actress
  • Sister Roma
• in Slavic languages Roma is short for Roman (name), a male given name

• Titles, brand names, eponymy
  • Roma (2004 film), Argentinian film directed by Adolfo Aristarain
  • Roma (1972 film), Italian film directed by Federico Fellini
  • Roma (album), 1991 album by Terry Ronald
  • Roma (2008 book), book by Steven Saylor about Ancient Rome
  • Roma (opera), an opera by Jules Massenet
  • "Roma" Symphony (Bizet), a symphony by Georges Bizet, named in reference to the city of Rome.
  • Roma (comics), a Marvel comics character
  • Italian battleship Roma, three ships of that name
  • Roma (airship), a US army airship (Italian ex-T34) which crashed on February 21, 1922
  • 472 Roma, an asteroid

• Acronym ROMA
  • ROMA, Representational Oligonucleotide Microarray Analysis, a genomics technology
  • ROMA, (ancient Rome) Latin for: Radix Omnia Malorum Avaritia. (English, The root of all evil is avarice.) A secret criticism of Rome by Christians toward the end of the fourth century C.E.