Hispanic

//hɪˈspænɪk// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or descendant of a Spanish-speaking country.
  2. 2
    an American whose first language is Spanish wordnet
  3. 3
    A person of Spanish ancestry.
  4. 4
    mestizo colloquial
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Spain.
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the Iberian peninsula, its people, its culture or its languages.
  3. 3
    Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, as in Latin America. colloquial

    "Houses in New Mexico, California and Florida exhibit a strong Hispanic architectural influence."

  4. 4
    mestizo. colloquial
Adjective
  1. 1
    related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture wordnet

Synonyms

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hispanianhispanic americanhispanic americaniberianiberianlatin

Example

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"It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America."

Etymology

From Latin hispānicus, from Hispānia (“Iberia”) + -icus.

Related phrases

hispanophone caribbeanibero americaibero americanibero romancelatin americalatin americanspanish speaking

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