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Latin American

[lat-n uh-mer-i-kuhn]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Latin America or its inhabitants.

noun

  1. a citizen or resident of Latin America.

Latin American

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Latin America

“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

adjective

  1. of or relating to Latin America or its inhabitants

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Latin American1

First recorded in 1890–95

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