Are there other languages besides English that append suffixes to roman numerals?

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Published on 2010-03-08T21:48:39Z Indexed on 2010/03/08 21:51 UTC
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Are there any other languages besides English or cultures, that append suffixes to Roman Numerals such as 1^st or 2^nd?

Do other cultures/locales use the English suffixes?

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