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Spanish American
[ span-ish uh-mer-i-kuhn ]
noun
- a person of Latin American descent living in the U.S.
- a person of Spanish descent living in the U.S.
- a native or inhabitant of a Spanish American country.
adjective
- noting or relating to the parts of America where Spanish is the prevailing language.
- of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Spanish America, especially those of Spanish descent.
- of or relating to persons of Latin American descent living in the U.S.
- of or relating to persons of Spanish descent living in the U.S.
- Spanish-American, occurring between Spain and America, often between Spain and the United States:
an example of Spanish-American cooperation.
Spanish-American
adjective
- of or relating to any of the Spanish-speaking countries or peoples of the Americas
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Spanish America
- a Spanish-speaking person in the US
Grammar Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of Spanish American1
Example Sentences
The supplies will be dispatched by truck, including in Gaza’s north, said José Andrés, a renowned Spanish American chef who founded the World Central Kitchen.
The rice, flour, lentils, beans, and canned tuna, beef and chicken that it was hauling on a barge were supplied by World Central Kitchen, a charity founded by José Andrés, the renowned Spanish American chef.
Casta paintings originate from the Spanish American viceroyalty of Mexico in the 18th Century.
After the U.S. annexed the Philippines in 1898 during the Spanish American war, Filipinos were considered U.S. nationals but not allowed to hold full citizenship, acquire land, vote or marry white women.
In short, European Baroque depends on the elaboration of space, while Spanish American Baroque demands the elaboration of surface.
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