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Hispanic

[ hi-span-ik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Spanish-speaking Latin America:

    the United States and its Hispanic neighbors.

  2. Also ᾱ·貹· []. of or relating to people of Spanish-speaking descent: the Hispanic vote; Compare Latino ( def 1 ).

    Hispanic students;

    the Hispanic vote;

    Hispanic communities.



noun

  1. Also called ᾱ·貹·-A·mer·i·can [hi-, span, -oh-, uh, -, mer, -i-k, uh, n, -, spah, -noh],. a citizen or resident of the United States who is of Spanish or Spanish-speaking Latin American descent. Compare Latino ( def 2 ).
  2. a person whose primary or native language is Spanish.

Hispanic

/ ɪˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. relating to, characteristic of, or derived from Spain or Spanish-speaking countries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person of Latin-American or Spanish descent living in the US
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

Some words that describe national or ethnic identities are acceptable as plural nouns, but are more controversial as singular nouns. This is the case for Hispanic. It’s often acceptable as a plural noun (a candidate favored by Hispanics ). However, it may sometimes be less so as a singular noun (the candidate who is a Hispanic ). Such words are always perfectly appropriate as adjectives (strategies to get Hispanic voters to the polls).
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Usage

his is the word most generally used in the US to refer to people of Latin American or Spanish ancestry
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ᾱ·貹··· adverb
  • ԴDz-ᾱ·貹· adjective
  • -ᾱ·貹· adjective
  • ٰԲ-ᾱ·貹· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of Hispanic1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin 󾱲Ծܲ, ٱ貹Ծ”; Hispania, -ic
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Diego Godoy, associate curator of the California and Hispanic collections at the Huntington Library in San Marino, said the archive could be useful for scholars for many reasons, including to better understand prison culture.

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The team of Jackie Robinson, with the largest Hispanic fan base in the history of American professional sports, has lost this lifelong fan forever.

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The case filed in 2021 by former employee, Ana Cantu, said workers from Hispanic, Latino, Native American and other backgrounds started on lower salaries and job levels than their white and Asian counterparts.

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On the cemetery's website, internal links that directed users to webpages with information about the "Notable Graves" of dozens of black, Hispanic and female veterans were missing on Friday.

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And Trump made enormous strides with Hispanics and smaller but still substantial gains among Blacks and Asian Americans.

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