Roma n 1: a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents [syn: {Gypsy}, {Gipsy}, {Romany}, {Rommany}, {Bohemian}] 2: capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire [syn: {Rome}, {Eternal City}, {Italian capital}, {capital of Italy}]