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• Latin@
  Latin@

  adjective

  of or relating to people of Latin American origin or descent, especially those living in the United States (used in place of the masculine form Latino or the feminine formLatina ).
• Latin
  Latin

  noun

  an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome and used as the official language of the Roman Empire. L

Latin@

¹ American  

[luh-tee-noh-luh-tee-nuh, la‐] / ləˈti noʊ ləˈti nə, læ‐ /

Or latin@

adjective

1. of or relating to people of Latin American origin or descent, especially those living in the United States (used in place of the masculine form Latino or the feminine formLatina ).

   The school promoted Latin American awareness during Latin@ Heritage Month.

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noun

• Latin@s
  plural

1. a person of Latin American origin or descent, especially one living in the United States (used in place of the masculine form Latino or the feminine formLatina ).

   Latin@s in high-tech fields.

Latin ² American  

[lat-n] / ˈlæt n /

noun

• Latins
  plural

1. an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome and used as the official language of the Roman Empire. L

2. one of the forms of literary Latin, as Medieval Latin, Late Latin, Biblical Latin, or Liturgical Latin, or of nonclassical Latin, as Vulgar Latin.

3. a native or inhabitant of Latium; an ancient Roman.

4. Rare. a member of any of the Latin peoples, or those speaking chiefly Romance languages, especially a native of or émigré from Latin America.

5. Rare. a member of the Latin Church; a Roman Catholic, as distinguished from a member of the Greek Church.

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adjective

1. denoting or pertaining to those peoples, as the Italians, French, Spanish, Portuguese, etc., using languages derived from Latin, especially the peoples of Central and South America: Latin dance is one of his hobbies.

   Her landlord is Latin.

   Latin dance is one of his hobbies.

2. of or relating to the Latin Church.

3. of or relating to Latium, its inhabitants, or their language.

4. of or relating to the Latin alphabet.

Latin British  

/ ˈlætɪn /

noun

1. the language of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire and of the educated in medieval Europe, which achieved its classical form during the 1st century _bc. Having originally been the language of Latium, belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family, it later formed the basis of the Romance group See Late Latin Low Latin Medieval Latin New Latin Old Latin See also Romance

2. a member of any of those peoples whose languages are derived from Latin

3. an inhabitant of ancient Latium

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Latin language, the ancient Latins, or Latium

2. characteristic of or relating to those peoples in Europe and Latin America whose languages are derived from Latin

3. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church

4. denoting or relating to the Roman alphabet

Latin Cultural  

1. The language of ancient Rome. When Rome became an empire, the language spread throughout southern and western Europe.

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Pronunciation

The unusually constructed word Latin@ is more commonly used in writing than in speech, probably because the final character poses a pronunciation challenge. Most speakers don't assign “@” a sound at all, often pronouncing Latin@ by running the two intended forms together, as “Latino-Latina.” Others have postulated that the final vowel might rhyme with “cow,” as , splitting the @ into “a” and “o.” However, research has shown this to be quite rare.

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The modern Romance languages — French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and a few others — are all derived from Latin.

During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Latin was the universal language of learning. Even in modern English, many scholarly, technical, and legal terms, such as per se and habeas corpus, retain their Latin form.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• anti-Latin
  adjective
• non-Latin
  adjective
• pre-Latin
  adjective
• pro-Latin
  adjective
• quasi-Latin
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Latin@s
  plural
• Latins
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Latin@¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; from the superficial resemblance of @ as a combination of a and o; see Latinx ( def. )

Origin of Latin²

First recorded before 950; Middle English, Old English from Latin Latīnus; see Latium, -ine ¹

Example Sentences

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Latin@ Latin Latins

Bambi Salcedo, president of the Trans Latin@ Coalition, said the report reflects the “realities” of transgender individuals both in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

Older adults at risk of dementia improved their memory, thinking skills, and overall cognitive performance after taking part in two culturally adapted lifestyle programs across 11 Latin American countries.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

In the wine-cellar scene where Devlin discovers uranium—a substance used to build an atomic bomb—in a bottle, Hitchcock relies entirely on Latin dance tunes playing upstairs rather than a suspense cue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

According to the Latin Grammy-winning producer and songwriter, the lawsuit began a “few months ago,” but he shared that the circumstances surrounding the case have been simmering for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The trial heard how Botezatu was accosted after he left Latin American restaurant Amazonico.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

He’s never had a proper education; he’s never learned Latin, the language of scholarship.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

“The Etruscans look indistinguishable from Latins, and they also carry a high proportion of steppe ancestry,” Posth says.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 23, 2021

The Joker gives Cesar Romero a role far removed from the suave Latins he has generally played in films.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2019

Cubans were among the most literate Latins and had a vibrant civic life with private professional, commercial, religious and charitable organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2016

The neighboring Latins on the Tiber became full citizens of Rome.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

As soon as he heard of the Trojan embassy to the King he started with his army to march to Latium and prevent by force any treaty between the Latins and the strangers.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton