Relating to ancient Rome, its people, or its culture.
Natural examples
Im Museum sahen wir römische Münzen aus dem ersten Jahrhundert.
At the museum, we saw Roman coins from the first century.
Die römische Straße führte direkt zum Stadttor.
The Roman road led straight to the city gate.
Der römische Tempel wurde später als Kirche genutzt.
The Roman temple was later used as a church.
Usage note
römisch is an adjective and is lowercase. With numerals, it also refers to the Roman numeral system I, V, X, and so on.
Mini-lesson: römisch
Relating to ancient Rome, its people, or its culture. römisch is an adjective and is lowercase. With numerals, it also refers to the Roman numeral system I, V, X, and so on.
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