Latina

//ləˈtiːnə// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Latin American woman. (Compare Latino.)
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Latina. alt-of
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of Latin American descent and female. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A province of Lazio, Italy.
  2. 2
    A town, the provincial capital of Latina, Lazio, Italy.

Example

More examples

"One in five women in the United States is Hispanic, said Amy Hinojosa, president of Mana, a national Latina organization, who added that Latinas face many inequalities today."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Spanish latina; see Latino for more.

Etymology 2

From Italian Latina.

Related phrases

Afro-LatinaAfro-Latinatrans-Latinalatin americalatin american

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