Hispanic
ɪk noun
3.
Also, Hispano. Also called Hispanic American. none Hispano-American. an American citizen or resident of Spanish or Latin-American descent.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to, characteristic of, or derived from Spain or Spanish-speaking countries |
| —n | |
| 2. | (US) a person of Latin-American or Spanish descent living in the US |
| usage This is the word most generally used in the US to refer to people of Latin American or Spanish ancestry | |
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Hispanic
"pertaining to Spain" (especially ancient Spain) 1584, from L. Hispanicus, from Hispania "Iberian Peninsula," from Hispanus "Spaniard" (see Spaniard). Specific application to Sp.-speaking parts of the New World is 1889, Amer.Eng.; esp. applied since c.1972 to Sp.-speaking
persons of Latin American descent living in U.S.
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