Hispanic Definition

hĭ-spănĭk
adjective
Of or relating to Spain or Spanish-speaking Latin America.
American Heritage
Spanish or Spanish-and-Portuguese.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to Hispanics.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
A usually Spanish-speaking person of Latin American birth or descent who lives in the U.S.
Webster's New World
A US citizen or resident of Latin-American or Spanish ancestry.
American Heritage
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Hispanic

Noun

Singular:
Hispanic
Plural:
hispanics

Origin of Hispanic

  • Latin Hispānicus from Hispānia , Spain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hispanic Sentence Examples

  • Maria was a wee bird of a woman—probably a teenager, Hispanic, and even shorter than Cynthia, who barely topped five feet.

  • Your mother was Hispanic too?

  • The police arrived, in the form of Jenny Nachman and a young Hispanic named Alverez and it was suggested that Dean and Fred go to the station.

  • The three stood looking at each other, speechless, until Jackson broke the silence in his best Hispanic accent, "Lucy… you got some splainin' to do."

  • His brown eyes were shadowed, his Hispanic features the color of caramel.

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Words Starting With

HHIHIS

Words Ending With

CICNIC

Unscrambles

Hispanic

Words Starting With H and Ending With C

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With H8 Letter Words Ending With C