Latin American
Americanadjective
noun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Latin American
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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“In short, if Latin-American markets were not already on the radar screen, as of today they are,” he added.
From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026
Mr. Leguizamo portrays the patriarch of an upwardly mobile Latin-American family who finds himself in choppy waters, both financially and emotionally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025
The church made history with its last two Quorum appointees in 2018 when it selected the first-ever Latin-American apostle and the first-ever apostle of Asian ancestry to serve on the previously all-white panel.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023
It emerged in a Chicago venue called The Warehouse, which initially operated as a members-only club almost exclusively frequented by black and Latin-American gay men.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2022
They are the countries of tomorrow, the lands of the future, the lands of promise, this score of Latin-American republics; for they are twenty in number.
From South America and the War by Kirkpatrick, F. A. (Frederick Alexander)
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