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Rome [ rōm ]
1. capital city of Italy, located in the center of the country. The former capital of the Roman Empire, it includes within its boundaries the independent state of Vatican City.
Population: 2,705,603 (2007 estimate).
2. town in New York, on the Mohawk River, northwest of Utica and northeast of Syracuse.
Population: 34,220 (2006).
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fiddle while Rome burns to occupy yourself with unimportant things when there are extremely important things requiring to be done
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when in Rome (do as the Romans do) used to indicate the advisability of adopting the behavior and customs of the place or circumstances in which you find yourself
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