Spanish
adjective
of or relating to Spain, its people, or their language.
anti-Spanish
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a word derived from
Spanish.
Example Sentences
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As anti-Spanish independence fervor gripped Mexico in the early 19th century, some feared that independistas would desecrate the remains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
In 1816 an anti-Spanish uprising in Argentina began and soon spread to the other colonies.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Although the anti-Spanish proposal came to nothing, the Moroccan ambassador sailed in an English fleet later that year that attacked Lisbon with the support of the Moroccan ruler, Mulay Ahmed al-Mansur.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2016
A novelist turned historian, she tells Bolívar's story wonderfully, though specialists have noted factual errors and anti-Spanish bias.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2013
When Cuba was seized by United States armed forces during the Spanish-American War of 1898 much of the island was in the hands of anti-Spanish rebels who were demanding independence of Spain's imperialist rule.
From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Scott Nearing
