Hispanic
[ hi-span-ik ]
/ hɪˈspæn ɪk /
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adjective
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).
noun
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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM Hispanic
His·pan·i·cal·ly, adverbnon-His·pan·ic, adjectivepre-His·pan·ic, adjectivetrans-His·pan·ic, adjectiveWords nearby Hispanic
his-and-her, His bundle, His bundle electrogram, hisn, Hispania, Hispanic, Hispanicism, Hispanicist, Hispanicize, hispanidad, Hispaniola
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British Dictionary definitions for Hispanic
Hispanic
/ (hɪˈspænɪk) /
adjective
relating to, characteristic of, or derived from Spain or Spanish-speaking countries
noun
US a person of Latin-American or Spanish descent living in the US
usage for Hispanic
his is the word most generally used in the US to refer to people of Latin American or Spanish ancestry
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