ROMAN

(CITY) [adjective] [not gradable] - relating to the city of Rome and its empire in ancient timesThe Roman Empire once extended over most of Europe.The museum houses some impressive Roman antiquities.Roman also means relating to the modern city of Rome.Are Roman hotels quite expensive to stay in?The Roman alphabet (also Latin alphabet) is the alphabet used for writing most western European languages, including English.A Roman candle is a type of firework which produces brightly coloured stars when it explodes.A Roman Catholic (also Catholic) is a person who is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.Our guest is the Roman Catholic Bishop of London.The Roman Catholic Church is the part of the Christian religion which is ruled by the Pope in Rome.Roman Catholicism is the beliefs and activities of the Roman Catholic Church.(legal) Roman law is the system of laws of the ancient Romans, on which some modern legal systems are based.A Roman nose is a nose that is higher than usual at its top end.Roman numerals are the letters that the ancient Romans used to write numbers, for example I (= 1), II (= 2), III (= 3), V (= 5), X (= 10), L (= 50), C (= 100), D (= 500), M (= 1000).Some modern clock and watch faces have roman numerals.Compare arabic numeral at Arab (PERSON).