Latin alphabet

Noun

Meaning

the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Roman alphabet Latin script Roman script roman type roman letters alphabetical characters roman characters classical writing latin writing euro-latin script transnistrian region western alphabet latin characters european alphabet classical script

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Hypernyms

alphabet bicameral script

Related terms

cyrillic script

Examples

Additionally, in languages for which the Latin alphabet has been adapted only recently, x has been used for various sounds, in some cases inspired by European usage, but in others, for consonants uncommon in Europe. Source: Internet

Algerians mostly use the Neo-Tifinagh or Berber Arabic alphabet, with the Berber Latin alphabet being taught at schools. Source: Internet

Although it enjoyed a relatively high level of literacy, Baybayin gradually fell into disuse in favor of the Latin alphabet taught by the Spaniards during their rule. Source: Internet

Although this also used the Latin alphabet, it was much less affected by the ban, because Polish was still used by the politically important class of the nobility, and also used predominantly in the biggest towns of Lithuania, and supported by the church. Source: Internet

Chinese writing is now usually converted to the Latin alphabet through the Pinyin phonetic transcription systems. Source: Internet

Elvish scripts Most samples of the Elvish language done by Tolkien were written out with the Latin alphabet, but within the fiction Tolkien imagined many writing systems for his Elves. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

latimeroid Latimore latin Latin America Latin American latin american countries