Latinhood

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state, condition, or status of Latin or of being Latin (in all senses); Latinity. uncountable

    "Being very light-complexioned and speaking English very well, I determined that I was going to assert my 'Latinhood' and grew a moustache and long sideburns at a time when everyone was neatly trimmed.""

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Latinhood. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

Synonyms

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latinitylatinity

Example

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"My Mexican friend Lizbeth seems to like Esperanto, a language which makes her happy whenever I use it. She thinks that being an Esperantist is still like "Latinhood" for me, who was born in the Philippines, which was a "lost colony" for Hispanics."

Etymology

From Latin + -hood.

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