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Hispanic
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hispanic
English
Etymology
From en la Hispānicus, from la Hispānia Iberia + la -icus.adj 12037
Pronunciation
en /hɪˈspænɪk/ RP,GA,AU
en /hɪˈspanɪk/ SSB,Northern England,Scotland,Wales
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hispanic.wav Southern England
en /hɪˈspɛnɪk/ NZ
en ænɪk 3
Adjective
Of or relating to Spain.
Of or pertaining to the Iberian peninsula, its people, its culture or its languages.
en colloquial Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, especially as in Latin America.
en Houses in New Mexico, California and Florida exhibit a strong Hispanic architectural influence.
en colloquial Mestizo.
Synonyms
of Spain Spanish
of Spanish-speaking people Latin, Latino
of Iberia Iberian, Hispanian
Derived terms
en Hispanically Hispanicisation Hispanicise Hispanicism Hispanicity Hispanicization Hispanicize Hispanicness Hispasian huppie Luso-Hispanic nonhispanic Paleohispanic prehispanic
Related terms
en Hispanist Hispano- hispano- Hispanophile Hispanophilia Hispanophilic Hispanophobe Hispanophobia Hispanophobic Hispanophone Hispanophone Caribbean Hispanophonia
Translations
Of or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture
Catalan: ca hispà, ca hispànic
Farefare: gur hispan
French: fr hispanique
Galician: gl hispano
German: de spanisch of Spain, de lateinamerikanisch of Central and South America, de hispanoamerikanisch
Hindi: hi हिस्पानी
Italian: it ispanico
Polish: pl hiszpański
Portuguese: pt hispânico m
Romanian: ro hispanic
Spanish: es hispánico
Noun
A native or descendant of a Spanish-speaking country.
A person of Spanish ancestry.
en colloquial A mestizo.
Related terms
en Hispano spaniel Spanish
See also
en Hispania Hispaniola Iberian Ibero- Ibero-America Ibero-American Ibero-Romance Latin Latina Latin American Latino Latinx
References
en Spanish Ethnonyms Spain