Latin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome and used as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: 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. a member of any of the Latin peoples, or those speaking chiefly Romance languages, especially a native of or émigré from Latin America.
  5. a member of the Latin Church; a Roman Catholic, as distinguished from a member of the Greek Church.
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: 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.
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 form Latina): The school promoted Latin American awareness during Latin@ Heritage Month.
noun, plural La·ti·n@s.
  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 form Latina): Latin@s in high-tech fields.
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
  2. a member of any of those peoples whose languages are derived from Latin
  3. an inhabitant of ancient Latium
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 (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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