English Dictionary

Latin

/ˈlæt.ɪn/

adj

Of or relating to the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium which is now rarely used. / Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.

The Latin phrase 'carpe diem' means 'seize the day'.

意味（1）

Of or relating to the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium which is now rarely used.

Africa was the natural leader because there the number of Christians who were of Roman origin and Latin speech was probably far greater than in so cosmopolitan a city as Rome.

意味（2）

Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.

The Serbo-Croatian incunabula printed in Latin letters are indubitably the products of a very modest establishment.

意味（3）

Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.

The earliest Latin culture of Ireland was heavily indebted to that of Britain […]

意味（4）

Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.

From the Campagna and the Latin hills, the flame of rebellion spread to Antium and Terracina, and to the most remote allies of the Romans, the cities of the Campanian plains.

意味（5）

Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.

Therefore, although Portugal is a Latin culture, the significant African influence in Brazil creates a culture that cannot be defined simply as Latin; consequently, Brazilians prefer to define themselves as South American […]

意味（6）

Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.

As such, today's Latin music is a synthesis of European, African, and the few indigenous elements that remain.

意味（7）

(Christianity) Roman Catholic; of or pertaining to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.

The Latin bishop now took the Greek bishop by the hand and conducted him to his throne […]