Associations to the word «Hispanic»

Wiktionary

HISPANIC, adjective. Of or relating to Spain
HISPANIC, adjective. Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, as in Latin America.
HISPANIC, adjective. (historical) Of or pertaining to the Iberian peninsula, its people, its culture or its languages.
HISPANIC, adjective. (colloquial) mestizo.
HISPANIC, noun. A Spanish-speaking person.
HISPANIC, noun. A person residing in the United States, Latin America or worldwide of Spanish ancestry
HISPANIC, noun. (colloquial) a mestizo.
HISPANIC AMERICA, proper noun. The region comprising the countries in the Americas inhabited by Spanish-speaking people
HISPANIC PANIC, noun. Hysteria resulting from (new) Hispanic immigrants

Dictionary definition

HISPANIC, noun. An American whose first language is Spanish.
HISPANIC, adjective. Related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture; "the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly".

Wise words

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