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his⋅pa⋅nism

  [his-puh-niz-uhm]
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–noun (often initial capital letter)
1. a movement in Latin America for the promotion of Spanish or of native culture and influence. Compare hispanidad.
2. a word, phrase, feature, etc., associated with Spain or Latin America.
Origin:
1945–50; < Sp hispanismo, equiv. to hispan(o) Spanish (see Hispano- ) + -ismo -ism
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His·pa·nism   (hĭs'pə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  A Spanish word, phrase, or linguistic feature occurring in another language.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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