Romes

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The city of Rome in Italy and the city of Constantinople (the "New Rome") taken together; the empire(s) ruled by these cities. archaic

    "Yet haue the Sarasins attempted both Romes; they haue besieged Constantinople, and haue wasted... the Sea coasts of Italy."

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"Yet haue the Sarasins attempted both Romes; they haue besieged Constantinople, and haue wasted... the Sea coasts of Italy."

Etymology

From Rome + -s (“plural suffix”).

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