|adjective|
1.Relating to ancient Latium.
2.Relating to Latin.
‘ _Latin_ poetry’
‘Other times they're forced out, as the ancient Etruscan language was when _Latin_ speakers overran the Italian peninsula.’
3.Relating to or characteristic of Latin American music.
‘snapping his fingers to a _Latin_ beat’
‘Elsewhere, flashes of Jamaican rocksteady and _Latin_ beats and melodies seep into the stitching of this singular songsmith to fit his quirky design.’
4.Relating to the countries using languages, such as French and Spanish, that developed from Latin.
‘Mexico and other _Latin_ countries’
‘Despite the 12 months of sun and heavenly food, I knew I couldn't settle forever: _Latin_ man was on every street corner, in every train carriage, waiting on every table.’
5.Relating to the Western or Roman Catholic Church (as historically using Latin for its rites)
‘the _Latin_ patriarch of Antioch’
‘Three priests in gold and silver vestments were bowing and turning round as they chanted the _Latin_ service in a lavishly lit and adorned church.’
|noun|
1.A native or inhabitant of a country whose language developed from Latin, especially a Latin American.
‘When I started break dancing, I never thought I was an interloper because the guys I was dancing with were _Latin_ , black, and white.’
2.An inhabitant of ancient Latium in Ιtaly.
3.Music of a kind originating in Latin America, characterized by dance rhythms and extensive use of indigenous percussion instruments.
‘eclectic jazz through _Latin_ into soulful grooves’
‘I love jazz and R & B, _Latin_ , salsa music, all that kind of stuff.’
4.The language of ancient Rome and its empire, widely used historically as a language of scholarship and administration.
‘Later on the bible was translated into different languages including Syriac, _Latin_ , and Coptic (a late form of Egyptian).’
‘Their first task was to be able to use language as a precise instrument of learning and that language was _Latin_ .’
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