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Definition of Chicana noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Chicana

noun
 
/tʃɪˈkɑːnə/,
 
/ʃɪˈkɑːnə/
 
/tʃɪˈkɑːnə/
 (especially US English, from Spanish)
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  1. a girl or woman living in the US whose family came from Mexico compare Chicano, Hispanic, LatinaTopics People in societyc2
    Word OriginMexican Spanish, alteration of Spanish mejicana (feminine) ‘Mexican’.
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