Latin

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Latin/ˈlatɪn/

▶noun

• 1 the language of ancient Rome and its empire.

• 2 a native or inhabitant of a country whose language developed from Latin, e.g. a Latin American.

▶adjective

• 1 relating to the Latin language.

• 2 relating to or denoting countries using languages that developed from Latin, especially Latin America.

• 3 relating to or denoting the Western or Roman Catholic Church.

• 4 historical relating to ancient Latium in Italy.

– derivatives
Latinism noun,
Latinist noun,
Latinity noun.

– origin from L. Latinus ‘of Latium’.