Hispanic
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Hispania the Latin name for present-day Spain
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ænɪk
Adjective [edit]
Hispanic (comparative more Hispanic, superlative most Hispanic)
- Of or relating to Spain
- Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, as in Latin America.
- Houses in New Mexico, California and Florida exhibit a strong Hispanic architectural influence.
- (historical) Of or pertaining to the Iberian peninsula, its people, its culture or its languages.
- (colloquial) mestizo.
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
- Hispanist
- Hispano-, hispano-
- Hispanophile
- Hispanophilia
- Hispanophilic
- Hispanophobe
- Hispanophobia
- Hispanophobic
- Hispanophone
- Hispanophone Caribbean
- Hispanophonia
Noun [edit]
Hispanic (plural Hispanics)
- A Spanish-speaking person.
- A person residing in the United States, Latin America or worldwide of Spanish ancestry
- (colloquial) a mestizo.
