"Romeo and Juliet" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From a tragedy, written by Shakespeare, about two young lovers named Romeo and Juliet whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Romeo and Juliet
  1. A pair of lovers, particularly if they are young, visibly enamored, and come from families or groups that are on opposing sides of a dispute. Wikipedia link: Romeo and Juliet Categories (topical): Artistic works, British fiction, Fictional characters, William Shakespeare Derived forms: Romeo and Juliet clause, Romeo and Juliet couple, Romeo and Juliet law Translations (the tragedy): رُومْيُو وَجُولِيِيت (rūmyū wa-jūliyit) (Arabic), Ռոմեո և Ջուլիետ (Ṙomeo ew J̌uliet) (Armenian), Romeo və Cülyetta (Azerbaijani), 羅密歐與朱麗葉 (Chinese Mandarin), 罗密欧与朱丽叶 (Luómì'ōu yǔ Zhūlìyè) (Chinese Mandarin), Romeo ja Julia (Finnish), Roméo et Juliette (French), Romeo und Julia (German), Ρωμαίος και Ιουλιέτα (Romaíos kai Iouliéta) (Greek), Rómeó og Júlía (Icelandic), ロミオとジュリエット (Romio to Jurietto) (Japanese), Ромео и Јулија (english: Romeo i Julija) (Macedonian), Romeo og Julie (Norwegian), Romeu e Julieta (Portuguese), Romeo și Julieta (Romanian), Роме́о и Джулье́тта (Romɛ́o i Džulʹjétta) (Russian), Romeo an Juliet (Scots), Romeo i Julija (Serbo-Croatian), Ромео и Јулија (Serbo-Croatian), Romeo y Julieta (Spanish), Romeo ve Juliet (Turkish), Romeo ve Jülyet (Turkish), Роме́о і Джульє́тта (Roméo i Džulʹjétta) (Ukrainian), Romeo và Juliet (Vietnamese)

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