Hispanic
noun/hɪˈspænɪk/
/hɪˈspænɪk/
- a person whose first language is Spanish, especially one from a Latin American country living in the US or Canada In the US Hispanic is the usual term used to talk about Spanish-speaking people living in the US. Other, more specific terms, such as Latino and Chicano are also sometimes used.Topics People in societyc2Word Originfrom Latin Hispanicus, from Hispania ‘Spain’.
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