hispanism

[ his-puh-niz-uhm ]

/ ˈhɪs pəˌnɪz əm /

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noun (often initial capital letter)

a movement for the promotion of Latin American or Hispanic culture and influence.Compare hispanidad.

a word, phrase, feature, etc., associated with Spain or Latin America.

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Origin of hispanism

1945–50; <Spanish hispanismo, equivalent to hispan(o) Spanish (see Hispano-) + -ismo-ism

Words nearby hispanism

Hispanicism, Hispanicist, Hispanicize, hispanidad, Hispaniola, hispanism, Hispanist, Hispano-, Hispanophile, Hispanophobe, hispid