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Chicanos

  1. Mexican-Americans; short for the Spanish word mexicanos , which is sometimes pronounced mechicanos . In recent years, Latino and Latina have become more widely used to describe Hispanic-Americans in general.


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There will be no one on the Court who cares for blacks, Chicanos, defendants, and the environment.

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