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spanishamerican

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Span⋅ish-A⋅mer⋅i⋅can

[span-ish-uh-mer-i-kuhn]
–adjective
1. noting or pertaining to the parts of America where Spanish is the prevailing language.
2. pertaining to Spain and America, sometimes to Spain and the United States: an example of Spanish-American cooperation.
3. of or pertaining to the natives or inhabitants of Spanish America, esp. those of Spanish descent.
4. of or pertaining to persons of Latin-American descent living in the U.S.
5. of or pertaining to persons of Spanish descent living in the U.S.

Origin:
1780–90, Americanism
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