Hispanic
adjective
uk/hɪˈspæn.ɪk/us/hɪˈspæn.ɪk/from orconnectedwith Spanish-speakingcountries,especiallythose inLatinAmerica, or havingparentsorgrandparentsfrom thesecountries:
He willaimhiscampaignat Hispanicvoters.
The AmericanRomanCatholicChurchwas not alwaysreceptivetoMexicanor HispanicCatholicism.
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non-Hispanic
- This istrueofwhite,black, and Hispanic women.
- Many Hispanichouseholdsincludeextendedfamily, fromgrandparentstoauntsanduncles.
- It is not enough tosticka Hispanicfacein an ad.
- Theydefinethemselves asLatinoor Hispanic .
Hispanic
noun[C]
uk/hɪˈspæn.ɪk/us/hɪˈspæn.ɪk/apersonwho is from, or whoseparentsandgrandparentsare from, a Spanish-speakingcountry,especiallyone inLatinAmerica:
Hispanics make up alargeproportionof thepopulationof Miami.
He was the only Hispanic in hisclass.
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Latina
Latino
Latinx
Chicana
Chicano
non-Hispanic
- Arizona ishometo more than 2 million Hispanics.
- Someneighbourhoodsthat werepredominantlywhitenow have amixofblacks,whites, and Hispanics .
- "As a Hispanic, I wasparticularlytouchedby his words," Richardson said.
Countries, nationalities & continents: nationalities
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