Spanish
of or relating to Spain, its people, or their language.
the Spanish people collectively.
a Romance language, the language of Spain, standard also in most of Latin America except Brazil. Abbreviation: Sp, Sp.
Origin of Spanish
1Other words from Spanish
- anti-Spanish, adjective
- half-Spanish, adjective
- non-Spanish, adjective, noun
- pre-Spanish, adjective
- pro-Spanish, adjective
- pseudo-Spanish, adjective
- quasi-Spanish, adjective
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How to use Spanish in a sentence
It seemed almost wholly made up of canned goods, and boxes of half-Spanish cigars, and play ing-cards.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroyThis was Teresa Maldo, the lovely half-Spanish girl who had been her favourite schoolmate at the convent over the hill.
Studies in love and in terror | Marie Belloc Lowndes“Yes,” said the young man, with a sigh; and his handsome half-Spanish countenance clouded over.
Trapped by Malays | George Manville FennShe was not even “half-Spanish,” and therefore, as we used to say at college of certain unpopular people, was “a bad smoke.”
Memoirs | Charles Godfrey LelandA quaint, half-Spanish grace marked the picture of Southern chivalry.
The Grey Lady | Henry Seton Merriman
British Dictionary definitions for Spanish
/ (ˈspænɪʃ) /
the official language of Spain, Mexico, and most countries of South and Central America except Brazil: also spoken in Africa, the Far East, and elsewhere. It is the native language of approximately 200 million people throughout the world. Spanish is an Indo-European language belonging to the Romance group
the Spanish (functioning as plural) Spaniards collectively
of or relating to the Spanish language or its speakers
of or relating to Spain or Spaniards
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