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His⋅pan⋅o-A⋅mer⋅i⋅can

[hi-span-oh-uh-mer-i-kuhn]
–noun
Hispanic (def. 3).
Also called Hispanic American.

His⋅pan⋅ic

[hi-span-ik]
–adjective
1. Spanish.
2. Latin American: the United States and its Hispanic neighbors.
–noun
3. Also, Hispano. Also called Hispanic American, Hispano-American. an American citizen or resident of Spanish or Latin-American descent.

Origin:
1575–85; < L hispānicus. See Hispania, -ic


His⋅pan⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Hispano American  
n.  A Hispanic American.
His·pa'no-A·mer'i·can (hĭ-spān'ō-ə-měr'ĭ-kən) adj.
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