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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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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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