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Complete Definition of "Latin"

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Etymology
From L. latinus, from Latium, the region around Rome, possibly from latus, side, + adjective suffix -inus.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-Latin.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ætɪn|-ætɪn

Adjective
Latin

  1. Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.
  2. Of or relating to the language spoken in ancient Rome.
  3. Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.
  4. Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.
  5. Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.
  6. Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.

Translations
trans-top|of Latium
Catalan: llatí, llatina
Chinese: 拉丁的 (Lādīng de)
Danish: latinsk
Dutch: Latijns
Esperanto: latia
Finnish: latinalainen
German: latinisch
trans-mid
Interlingua: latin#interlingua|latin
Japanese: ラテンの (Raten no)
Italian: laziale m|f
Portuguese: latino m, latina f
Spanish: latino m, latina f
Swedish: latinsk
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trans-top|of the language
Catalan: llatí m
Chinese:

Danish: latinsk
Dutch: Latijns
Esperanto: latina
Finnish: latinalainen
French: latin m, latine f
German: lateinisch
Hebrew: לטיני (lātini) m, לטינית (lātinit) f
Interlingua: latin#interlingua|latin
trans-mid
Italian: latino m, latina f
Japanese: ラテン語の (Raten-go no)
Polish: łaciński m
Portuguese: latino m, latina f
Romanian: (limbă) latină
Russian: латинский (latínskij)
Slovene: latinski m, latinska f, latinsko n
Spanish: latín
Swedish: latinsk
Turkish: Latince
Vietnamese: (tiếng) Latinh
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trans-top|of the script
Catalan: llatí
Danish: latinsk
Dutch: Latijns
Finnish: latinalainen
German: lateinisch
Interlingua: latin#interlingua|latin
Italian: latino m
Latvian: latīņu
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Polish: rzymski m, łaciński m
Portuguese: latino m, latina f
Russian: латинский (latínskij)
Slovene: latinski m, latinska f, latinsko n
Spanish: latino
Swedish: latinsk
Vietnamese: chữ Latinh
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trans-top|of ancient Rome
Catalan: llatí, romà
Chinese:

Danish: romersk, latinsk
Dutch: Latijns, Romeins
Esperanto: romia
Finnish: roomalainen
German: römisch
Interlingua: roman#interlingua|roman
trans-mid
Italian: romano m, romana f
Japanese: 古代ローマの (kodai Rōma no)
Polish: rzymski m, łaciński m
Portuguese: romano m, romana f
Romanian: latin m, latină f, roman m, romană f
Russian: римский (rímskij), латинский (latínskij)
Spanish: romano
Swedish: latinsk, romersk
Vietnamese: La Mã
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trans-top|of descendants from ancient Romans
Danish: romersk, latinsk
Dutch: Latijns, Romeins
Finnish: roomalainen
German: romanisch
Interlingua: roman#interlingua|roman
Italian: neolatino m, neolatina f
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Japanese: ラテン系の (Raten-kei no)
Portuguese: latino m, latina f
Romanian: latin m, latină f, roman m, romană f
Russian: романский (románskij), латинский (latínskij)
Spanish: romano m, romana f
Swedish: latinsk, romersk
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trans-top|of/from Latin America
Chinese: 拉丁美洲的 (Lādīng Měizhōu de)
Danish: latinamerikansk
Dutch: Latijns, Latijns-Amerikaans
Esperanto: latina|latin-amerika
Finnish: latinalaisamerikkalainen
German: lateinamerikanisch
Hebrew: לטיני (lātini) m, לטינית (lātinit) f
Italian: sudamericano
Japanese: ラテンアメリカの (Raten Amerika no)
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Polish: latynoski m
Portuguese: latino-americano m, latino-americana f
Romanian: latino-american m, latino-americană f
Russian: латинский (latínskij), латиноамериканский (latinoamerikánskij)
Spanish: latino, latina
Swedish: latinsk, latinamerikansk
Turkish: Latin Amerikalı
Vietnamese: Mỹ Latinh, latino
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ttbc|Breton: latin (1,2,4), romanek (5)
ttbc|Latin: latinus, -a, -um
ttbc|Slovak: latinský m, latinská f, latinské n (1,2)

Derived terms
Latin alphabet

Proper noun
en-noun|s|-

  1. uncountable The language of the ancient Romans; classical Latin.
  2. A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.
  3. A person who is descended from the ancient Romans.
  4. A person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin, such as a Spaniard or Italian.<!--do not add "etc" to lists of examples-->

Latin variations

Derived terms
latinate
latinist
Latinism

Related terms
Latium
latus
Lazio

Translations
trans-top|language of the ancient Romans
trreq|Arabic
Catalan: llatí
Chinese:

Czech: latina f
Danish: latin
Dutch: Latijn
Esperanto: Latino
Finnish: latina
French: latin m
German: Latein n, Lateinisch n
Greek: λατινικά (latiniká) (:el:Λατινικά|^)
Hebrew: לטינית (lātinit) f
Interlingua: latino
trans-mid
Italian: latino m
Japanese: ラテン語 (Raten go)
Korean: 라틴어 (Ratin-eo)
Latvian: latīņu valoda f
Lithuanian: lotynų kalba
Polish: język łaciński m, łacina f
Portuguese: latim m
Romanian: (limbă) latină
Russian: латинский язык (latínskij jazýk) m, латынь (latýn’) f
Slovene: latinščina f
Spanish: latín
Swedish: latin n
Turkish: Latince
Vietnamese: (tiếng) Latinh
Welsh: Lladin
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trans-top|person native to ancient Rome or its Empire
Chinese: 拉丁人 (Lādīng rén)
Czech: Říman m
Danish: romer
Dutch: Romein
Esperanto: romiano
Finnish: roomalainen
German: Römer m
Hebrew: רומאי (romāʾi) m
Interlingua: romano
Italian: romano m romana f
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Japanese: 古代ローマ人 (kodai Rōma jin)
Korean: 고대로마인 (古代로마人, godae-Roma-in)
Portuguese: romano m, romana f
Romanian: latin m, latină f, roman m, romană f
Russian: римлянин (rímljanin) m, римлянка (rímljanka) f
Slovene: Rimljan m, Rimljanka f
Spanish: romano (1), latino, -a (2–4)
Swedish: romare c
Turkish: Romalı
Vietnamese: người La Mã
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trans-top|person who is descended from the ancient Romans
Danish: latiner
Dutch: Romein
Finnish: roomalainen
Italian: neolatino m, neolatina f
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Portuguese: latino m, latina f
Romanian: latin m, latină f, roman m, romană f
Vietnamese: người gốc La Mã
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trans-top|person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin
Dutch: Romaan
Finnish: romaanisen kielen puhuja
trans-mid
Italian: di lingua neolatina
Korean: 이탈리아어파 (itallia-eopa)
Portuguese: latino m, latina f
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ttbc|Alsatian: Latein n (1)
ttbc|Asturian: llatinu m (1)
ttbc|Breton: latin m (1), Roman m (2), unan a ra gant ur yezh romanek (4)
ttbc|Hungarian: Latin (1)
ttbc|Ido: Latin (1)
ttbc|Interlingua: latino
ttbc|Latin: (lingua) Latina (1), latinus m, latina f (2)
ttbc|Slovak: latinčina f (1); Riman m, Rimanka f (2); Roman m, Romanka f (3, 4)
ttbc|Tatar: latín (1)
ttbc|Ukrainian: латинська (latins’ka) (1)

See also
Index:Latin|Latin index

External links
Latin Etymology, An Etymological Dictionary of the Latin Language
Latin - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.
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French

Noun
Latin m

  1. Latin (person)

Derived terms
latiniser
latinisme
latiniste
latinité

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