Hispanic
of or relating to Spanish-speaking Latin America: the United States and its Hispanic neighbors.
Also His·pan·o [hi-span-oh, -spah-noh] /hɪˈspæn oʊ, -ˈspɑ noʊ/ . of or relating to people of Spanish-speaking descent: Hispanic students;the Hispanic vote;Hispanic communities.: Compare Latino (def. 1).
Also called His·pan·o-A·mer·i·can [hi-span-oh-uh-mer-i-kuhn, -spah-noh], /hɪˈspæn oʊ əˈmɛr ɪ kən, -ˈspɑ noʊ/, His·pan·ic A·mer·i·can . a citizen or resident of the United States who is of Spanish or Spanish-speaking Latin American descent. : Compare Latino (def. 2).
a person whose primary or native language is Spanish.
Origin of Hispanic
1usage note For Hispanic
Other words from Hispanic
- His·pan·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non-His·pan·ic, adjective
- pre-His·pan·ic, adjective
- trans-His·pan·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for Hispanic
/ (hɪˈspænɪk) /
relating to, characteristic of, or derived from Spain or Spanish-speaking countries
US a person of Latin-American or Spanish descent living in the US
usage For Hispanic
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