Roma or ROMA may refer to:

Places

Australia

Roma, Queensland Roma is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Maranoa Region. The town was incorporated in 1867 and is named after Lady Diamantina Bowen (née di Roma), the wife of Sir Geo ...

, a town **

Roma Airport Roma Airport is an airport located northwest of Roma, Queensland, Australia. The airport underwent a major redevelopment completed in April 2012, replacing the original A.T. Berry Terminal with a larger, modern facility. Much of the $14 milli ...

Roma Courthouse Roma Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse at 141 McDowall Street, Roma, Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. Constructed in 1901, the courthouse is a rendered masonry building, which is still in use today. Predominately influenced by ...

Electoral district of Roma Roma was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 1992. It was named after the town of Roma, and comprises largely areas from the abolished districts of Dalby and Maranoa. Roma was ...

, defunct **

Town of Roma The Town of Roma was a local government area in the western Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The Town of Roma covered the urban area of Roma and was surrounded by the neighbouring Shire of Bungil. Today it is part of the Maranoa Regi ...

, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *

Roma Street, Brisbane Roma Street is a major street in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. It is named after Diamantina Bowen (née di Roma), the wife of the first Governor of Queensland, George Bowen. Geography Roma Street is the main north-west road ...

, a street in Queensland **

Roma Street busway station Roma Street busway station is located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia serving the Brisbane central business district. It is located adjacent to Roma Street railway station and the Brisbane Transit Centre. It opened on 19 May 2008 when the N ...

Roma Street Parkland Roma Street Parkland covers 11 hectares in the centre of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Roma Street Parkland is adjacent to Brisbane Transit Centre and the Roma Street railway station from which it takes its name (the park ...

, park in Brisbane, Queensland **

Roma Street railway station Roma Street railway station is located in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It is the junction station for the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast, Main Line railway, Main, Gold Coast railway line, Go ...

, a station in Brisbane, Queensland

Brazil

Mata Roma Mata Roma is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. In 2020 it was estimated to have 16,977 inhabitants. The municipality lies in the Munim River basin. See also *List of municipalities in Maranhão This is ...

, a municipality in the state of Maranhão * Roma Negra, a nickname of the city of

Salvador, Bahia Salvador (English: ''Savior'') is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine ...

Italy

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

or Roma, the capital of Italy **

A.S. Roma ' (''Rome Sport Association''), commonly referred to as Roma (), is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for ...

, one of the football clubs of Rome **

Roma Tre University Roma Tre UniversityUniroma3.it
( it, Università degli Studi Roma Tre) is an Italian Esposizione Universale Roma EUR is a residential and business district in Rome, Italy, part of the Municipio IX. The area was originally chosen in the 1930s as the site for the 1942 World's Fair which Benito Mussolini planned to open to celebrate twenty years of Fascism, ...

or EUR, a residential and business district *

Ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 B ...

or Roma

Lesotho

Roma, Lesotho Roma is a settlement under the Manonyane Community Council in the Maseru District of Lesotho, some 34 kilometers southeast of Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. The Roma valley is broad and fertile, and is surrounded by sandstone cliffs topped to th ...

, in the Maseru District

Mexico

Colonia Roma Colonia Roma, also called La Roma or simply, Roma, is a district located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City just west of the city's historic center, and in fact is no longer a single '' colonia'' (neighbourhood) but now two officially de ...

, a neighbourhood in Mexico City

Peru

Roma, Peru Roma is a town in Northern Peru in Casa Grande District of Ascope Province in the region La Libertad. This town is located some 44 km north of Trujillo city in the agricultural Chicama Valley. See also *Ascope Province * Chavimochic *Virú Va ...

, a town in La Libertad Region

Portugal

Roma (Lisbon Metro) Roma is a station on the Green Line of the Lisbon Metro. The station is located on Avenida de Roma, near the intersection with Av. dos Estados Unidos da América, enabling access to the Roma-Areeiro railway station nearby. History The origina ...

, a Green Line station on Avenida de Roma

Romania

Roma, Botoșani Roma is a commune in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders ...

, a commune

Spain

La Roma La Roma is a Miocene fossil site in the Teruel Province of Spain. A micropaleontological analysis of the digestion and diet of hyenas of the latter part of the Miocene age was made possible from a large sample of coprolite in the La Roma 2 site. ...

, a fossil site in Aragon *

Roma (Requena) Roma is a village in Valencia, Spain. It is part of the municipality of Requena and belongs to the comarca Requena-Utiel La Plana de Utiel-Requena is a ''comarca'' currently in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Historicall ...

, a village in Valencia

Sweden

Roma, Gotland Roma (), also by proxy referred to as Romakloster, is a locality on the Swedish island of Gotland, with 936 inhabitants in 2014. Roma is also the name of the larger populated area, ''socken'' (not to be confused with parish). It comprises the same ...

, a town

United States

Roma, Texas Roma is a city in Starr County, Texas, United States. There were 11,561 people at the 2020 census. The city is located along the Rio Grande, across from Ciudad Miguel Alemán in Tamaulipas, Mexico. The city is also popularly known as Roma-Los S ...

, a town **

Roma Independent School District Roma Independent School District is a public school district based in Roma, Texas (USA). The district currently serves over 6,000 students. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. Catchmen ...

Names

Roma (given name) Roma is a unisex given name in many languages, and is the feminine form of the name Roman in some languages. It is also a female given name in Slavic cultures. In Hindu mythology, Roma is an alternate name for Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity. I ...

, a female given name *

Roma (surname) The surname Roma is shared by several people: {{tocright In arts and entertainment * Caro Roma or Carrie Northey (1866–1937), American singer and composer * David Roma (born 1974), American television producer, filmmaker and entrepreneur * Davi ...

, a surname (and list of people with the name) *

Roman (given name) Roman is a masculine given name meaning '' from Rome'', which originated within the Roman Empire, via Latin. In its initial sense, the title "''Roman''", (''Romanus'' in Latin and '' Romanos'' in Greek) denotes a member of the Roman Empire, or bel ...

, or Roma, a male given name *

Roman (surname) Roman, Román, or Romans is a surname appeared in many countries. Notable people with the surname include: * Adalberto Román (born 1987), Paraguayan football player * Aída Román (born 1988), Mexican archer * Alexandru Roman (1826–1897), Roma ...

, a surname (and list of people with the name)

People

* The Roma people or

Romani people The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sig ...

, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas *

Roma called Roy Roma called Roy was High Priest of Amun during the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, at the end of the reign of Ramesses II and continued into the reigns of Merenptah and likely Seti II. Roma served as third and second priest of Amun and finally as f ...

, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun *

Sister Roma Sister Roma is an American drag queen activist, gay pornography director, fundraiser, entertainer and event host/emcee. He has been a member of San Francisco's Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence since 1987. Career Roma was the long-time art directo ...

or Michael Williams (born 1962), American drag performer and director *

Roma (footballer, born 1979) Paulo Marcel Pereira Merabet (born 22 February 1979 in Belém, Pará), commonly known as Roma, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: P ...

, born ''Paulo Marcel Pereira Merabet'', Brazilian football forward *

Roma (footballer, born 1985) Juliano Laurentino dos Santos (born 16 February 1985 in João Pessoa), commonly known as Roma, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for América Futebol Clube (PE) América Futebol Clube, commonly known as América or as América-PE, ...

, born ''Juliano Laurentino dos Santos'', Brazilian football winger

Film and television

* ''Roma'' (1972 film), an Italian film by Federico Fellini * ''Roma'' (2004 film), an Argentinian film by Adolfo Aristarain * ''Roma'' (2018 film), a Mexican film by Alfonso Cuarón * Roma (''Don'' character), a fictional character in the ''Don'' film series

Books

* ''Roma'' (novel), a 2007 novel by Steven Saylor about Ancient Rome *

Roma (comics) Roma is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the daughter of Merlyn. Roma is the Omniversal Guardian, charged with the safety of the Omniverse. She is assisted in her task by Saturnyne (the Om ...

, a Marvel comics character

Music

Roma! Roma! is an American glam rock group. Roma!'s debut album ''The Wild Party'' (2011) was produced by David Barratt David Barratt is British music composer and record producer. Born in London, England, Barratt worked in New York City and com ...

, an American glam rock band

Musical pieces

* ''Roma Symphony'' (Bizet), a 19th-century symphony by Georges Bizet * ''Roma'' (opera), a 1912 opera by Jules Massenet * ''Roma'', a 1991 album by

Terry Ronald Terry Maxwell Ronald is an English author, singer, songwriter, and music producer. Biography Born in South London, Ronald was a founder member and lead singer with the pop band '' Gun Shy'', who released one single "Just To Be Your Secret", which ...

* "Roma" (song), a 2005 song by Cameron Cartio

Companies

Roma Revolving Restaurant The John Ross House in Durban, South Africa is a 33-storey skyscraper on Victoria Embankment. It is named after "John Ross" (real name, Charles Rawden Maclean), who at the age of 15 walked from Port Natal to Delagoa Bay and back to procure med ...

, in Durban, South Africa *

Tony Roma's Romacorp Inc., which doing business as, does business as Tony Roma's, is an American casual dining chain restaurant specializing in Ribs (food), baby back ribs. The first location was established by the founder, Tony Roma, in 1972 in North Miami ...

, an American chain restaurant

Political organizations

Party of the Roma The Party of the Roma ( ro, Partida Romilor „Pro Europa”, PRPE; rmy, Partida le Romenge), known until 2008 as Social Democratic Party of the Roma ( ro, Partida Romilor Social-Democrată, PRS-D), is a political party in Romania representing ...

, a political party in Romania *

Roma Democratic Social Party Roma Democratic Social Party (''Romská demokratická sociální strana'', RDSS) is a small Czech political party founded on 22 March 2005 and led by Miroslav Tancoš. It seeks to improve the social and economic condition of the Romani. Clan confl ...

, a political party in the Czech Republic *

Roma Party The Roma Party ( sr-Cyrl, Ромска партија, Romska Partija, RP) is a political party in Serbia representing the Romani minority. Founded in 2003, the party is registered as a political party of the Romani minority. The party presid ...

, a political party in Serbia

Transportation

* ''Roma'' (airship), a US army airship (Italian ex-T34) which crashed on February 21, 1922 * Italian ironclad ''Roma'', an armoured steam frigate commissioned in 1865 * Italian battleship ''Roma'' (1907), a predreadnought battleship of the Regina Elena class * Italian battleship ''Roma'' (1940), a battleship of the Vittorio Veneto class * SS ''Roma'' (1926) * MV ''Doulos'' or SS ''Roma'' *

Ferrari Roma The Ferrari Roma (Type F169) is a grand touring, high performance Italian sports car created by automobile manufacturer Ferrari. It is a two-door, 2+2 hardtop coupé. It has a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. Based on the Ferrari Por ...

, grand touring sports car manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer

Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company built its first car in ...

Sports

Sports teams

, a football team in Rome, Italy ** A.S. Roma (Superleague Formula team), auto racing team associated with above **

A.S. Roma Futsal AS Roma Futsal is a futsal club based in Rome, Italy. In the year 2004 Roma RCB and Gruppo Sportivo BNL merged in AS Roma Futsal Honours Roma RCB * Campionati italiani: 5 ** 87/88 - 88/89 - 89/90 - 90/91 - 2000/01 - * Coppa Italia ...

, futsal team associated with above *

Dallas Roma F.C. Dallas Roma F.C. is an American amateur soccer club based in Dallas, Texas, consisting of Men's, Woman's, Youth, and Coed Teams. Established in 2000, The Roma men's team last played in 2011 in the North Texas Premier Soccer Association, a United S ...

, a soccer team in Dallas, Texas, United States *

M. Roma Volley {{Volleyball club infobox , clubname = M. Roma Volley , image = , nickname = , fullname = , founded = 2006 , ground = Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome , capacity = 3,500 , chairman = {{Flag icon, ITA Massimo Mezzaroma , manager = , league = Italian V ...

, a volleyball team in Rome, Italy *

Roma Esporte Apucarana Roma Esporte de Apucarana, usually known simply as Roma, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Apucarana, Paraná state, founded on December 14, 2000. History On December 6, 2000, the club was founded in Barueri, São Paulo state SAO ...

, a football team in Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil *

Roma S.C. Roma S.C. was an American soccer club based in Paterson, New Jersey Paterson ( ) is the largest City (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...

, a defunct soccer team in Paterson, New Jersey, United States *

Roma United Roma United Sports Club is a football club based in George Town, Cayman Islands, which currently plays in the Cayman Premier League. It was formed in 2002 after a merger between Roma International and Soweto. Achievements * Cayman Islands Digi ...

, a football club in the Cayman Islands *

Rugby Roma Olimpic The Rugby Roma Olimpic Club 1930 is an Italian rugby union team, based in Rome. The club won 5 Italian titles, in 1935, 1937, 1948, 1949 and 2000, the Coppa Italia in 1998 and competed in 58 editions of the Italian top tier championship (now, the ...

, a rugby team in Rome, Italy

Sporting events

Premio Roma The Premio Roma is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Capannelle over a distance 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November. History The e ...

, a horse race in Rome, Italy *

Roma Cup The Roma Cup is a Perth Racing Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, over a distance of 1,200 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia in May. Prize money is A$200,000. History Grade *1966–1979 ...

, a horse race in Perth, Western Australia, Australia *

Roma Golf Open The Italian Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was first played in 2007. Winners Notes External linksCoverage on the Challenge Tour's official site
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, a golf tournament in Rome, Italy *

Roma Masters The Roma Masters was a European Tour golf tournament which was played at Castelgandolfo, Rome, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the ...

, a defunct golf tournament in Rome, Italy *

Roma Open The Garden Open (formerly known as Roma Open and Rai Open) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennis Club Garden in Rome, Italy, since ...

, a tennis tournament in Rome, Italy

Other uses

Roma (mythology) In ancient Roman religion, Roma was a female deity who personified the city of Rome and more broadly, the Roman state. She was created and promoted to represent and propagate certain of Rome's ideas about itself, and to justify its rule. She was p ...

, a Roman deity *

472 Roma Roma (minor planet designation: 472 Roma) is an asteroid. It was discovered by Luigi Carnera on July 11, 1901. Its provisional name was 1901 GP. This asteroid was named by Antonio Abetti for the city of Rome in Italy, the native country of its di ...

, an asteroid *

ROMA Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...

or Representational Oligonucleotide Microarray Analysis, a genomics technology *

Roma rice Risotto (, , from meaning "rice") is a northern Italian rice dish cooked with broth until it reaches a creamy consistency. The broth can be derived from meat, fish, or vegetables. Many types of risotto contain butter, onion, white wine, and Par ...

, an Italian cultivated variety of rice particularly suitable for risotto * Roma tomato, a plum tomato commonly found in supermarkets *

ROMA Design Group ROMA Design Group is an interdisciplinary firm of architects, landscape architects, and urban planners based in San Francisco, California, USA. It was founded in 1968 by American architect George T. Rockrise. History ROMA Design Group was founde ...

, a San Francisco-based interdisciplinary design firm