Hispanic

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[edit] Etymology

From Hispania the Latin name for the Iberian peninsula including both present-day Spain and Portugal.

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Hispanic (comparative more Hispanic, superlative most Hispanic)

Positive
Hispanic

Comparative
more Hispanic

Superlative
most Hispanic

  1. Of or related to Spain
  2. Pertaining to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, as in Latin America.
    Houses in New Mexico, California and Florida exhibit a strong Hispanic architectural influence.
  3. (historical) Of or pertaining to the Iberian peninsula, its people, its culture or its languages.

[edit] Noun

Singular
Hispanic

Plural
Hispanics

Hispanic (plural Hispanics)

  1. A Spanish-speaking person.
  2. A person residing in the United States, Latin America or worldwide of Spanish ancestry, generally but not always exclusive of Brazilians.

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