Hispanic
[hi-span-ik]
- Spanish.
- 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).
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- Also called His·pan·o-A·mer·i·can [hi-span-oh-uh-mer-i-kuh n, -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.
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Origin of Hispanic
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Examples from the Web for hispanic
Contemporary Examples
But at the same time, since Zimmerman, you've been hearing cases about officers killing black children—black men, Hispanic men.
A more recent phenomenon in the political universe is politicians of Hispanic heritage who are not fluent in Spanish.
Seventy percent of Hispanic Americans reported being very or somewhat concerned about climate change, and 57 percent of blacks.
Hispanic Republican moderate Brian Sandoval just won a landslide reelection in Nevada.
Could This Be the First Pro-Choice Republican on a National Ticket?David Freedlander
November 20, 2014
Sen. Ted Cruz, one of two Hispanic Republicans in the Senate, accused Democrats of “pigeonholing” minority candidates.
Historical Examples
Even in the library of the Hispanic Society of America there is no record of him.
It was situated in Hispanic Bœtica, having been built by Marcellus.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. I of II)Charles Bucke
Of all the Hispanic nations, however, Brazil was easily the most stable.
The Hispanic Nations of the New WorldWilliam R. Shepherd
In 1876 these Hispanic nations stood on the threshold of a new era.
The Hispanic Nations of the New WorldWilliam R. Shepherd
One was black, the other two were white, though one might have been hispanic.
Little BrotherCory Doctorow
Hispanic
- relating to, characteristic of, or derived from Spain or Spanish-speaking countries
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- US a person of Latin-American or Spanish descent living in the US
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usage
his is the word most generally used in the US to refer to people of Latin American or Spanish ancestry
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Word Origin and History for hispanic
Hispanic
adj.
"pertaining to Spain" (especially ancient Spain) 1580s, from Latin Hispanicus, from Hispania "Iberian Peninsula," from Hispanus "Spaniard" (see Spaniard). Specific application to Spanish-speaking parts of the New World is 1889, American English; especially applied since c.1972 to Spanish-speaking persons of Latin American descent living in U.S.
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