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

adjective

1. of or relating to Latin America or its inhabitants

Word History and Origins

Origin of Latin American¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Our 19th century wars of expansion, official and not, won us territories where Latin Americans lived — Panamanians, Puerto Ricans, but especially Mexicans — that we ended up treating as little better than serfs.

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Petro, a former guerrilla, channelled the defiant messages of famed Latin American revolutionaries.

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The Pentagon has told Congress that the United States is in "armed conflict" with Latin American drug cartels, designating them as terrorist groups and describing suspected smugglers as "unlawful combatants."

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It received an order for four Gripen’s from Thailand during the quarter, as well as a radar system order from a Latin American country and a mobile air defense system from the Czech Republic.

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Among a litany of other ventures, he also founded the Latin American media outlet EXA Radio and TV.

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