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Latin

la·tin

UK/ˈlæt.ɪn/ US/ˈlæt.ɪn/ common
noun (3) adjective (5)

noun

1.

any dialect of the language of ancient Rome

2.
3.

a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin

adjective

1.

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

  • “Latin verb conjugations”
2.

having or resembling the psychology or temper characteristic of people of Latin America

  • “very Latin in temperament”
  • “a Latin disdain”
  • “his hot Latin blood”
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3.

relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages

  • “Latin America”
4.

relating to languages derived from Latin

  • “Romance languages”
Synonyms
5.

of or relating to the ancient region of Latium

  • “Latin towns”

Origin

From Middle English Latin, Latyn, from Old English Lǣden, from Vulgar Latin *ladinum (“Latin”) and Old French latin (“Latin”); all from Latin Latinus (“belonging to Latium”). Later influenced in form by the Latin word. Compare Dutch Latijn (“Latin”), German Latein (“Latin”), Swedish Latin (“Latin”).

Phrases

  • Latin alphabet
  • Latin America
  • Latin cross
  • Latin grammar school
  • Latin hip-hop
  • Latin Quarter
  • Latin school
  • Latin script

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WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.