latin
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
About people or countries speaking Romance languages.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
latuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlætən
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages
Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.
Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.
Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.
Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.
Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.
noun
uncountable
The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin.
Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
A person from one of the modern European countries (including Italy, Spain etc.) whose language is descended from Latin.
A person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin
A person from Latin America.
The Latin alphabet or writing system.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: Relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages
Used this way, latin is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Compound terms
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Of or relating to the countries of Latin America or their people.
A cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others.
The region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine.
A square matrix of n rows and columns.
The parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken.
The alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe.
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A native of Latin America.
The group of languages derived from Latin.
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