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Lat·in
(lăt′n)n.
1.
a. The Indo-European language of the ancient Latins and Romans and the most important cultural language of western Europe until the end of the 17th century.
b. The Latin language and literature from the end of the third century bc to the end of the second century ad.
2.
a. A member of a Latin people, especially a native or inhabitant of Latin America.
b. A Latino or Latina.
3. A native or resident of ancient Latium.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or composed in Latin: a Latin scholar; Latin verse.
2.
a. Of or relating to ancient Rome, its people, or its culture.
b. Of or relating to Latium, its people, or its culture.
3. Of or relating to the languages that developed from Latin, such as Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, or to the peoples that speak them.
4.
a. Of or relating to the peoples, countries, or cultures of Latin America.
b. Of or relating to Latinos or their culture.
5. Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
[Middle English, from Old French and from Old English lǣden, both from Latin Latīnus, from Latium, an ancient country of west-central Italy.]
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Latin
(ˈlætɪn)n
1. (Languages) the language of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire and of the educated in medieval Europe, which achieved its classical form during the 1st century bc. Having originally been the language of Latium, belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family, it later formed the basis of the Romance group. See Late Latin, Low Latin, Medieval Latin, New Latin, Old Latin See also Romance
2. (Historical Terms) the language of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire and of the educated in medieval Europe, which achieved its classical form during the 1st century bc. Having originally been the language of Latium, belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family, it later formed the basis of the Romance group. See Late Latin, Low Latin, Medieval Latin, New Latin, Old Latin See also Romance
3. (Peoples) a member of any of those peoples whose languages are derived from Latin
4. (Peoples) an inhabitant of ancient Latium
adj
5. (Languages) of or relating to the Latin language, the ancient Latins, or Latium
6. (Peoples) characteristic of or relating to those peoples in Europe and Latin America whose languages are derived from Latin
7. (Roman Catholic Church) of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church
8. (Linguistics) denoting or relating to the Roman alphabet
[Old English latin and læden Latin, language, from Latin Latīnus of Latium]
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Lat•in
(ˈlæt n)n.
1. the Italic language of ancient Rome, maintained through the Middle Ages and into modern times as the liturgical language of Western Christianity and an international language of learned discourse. Abbr.: L
2.
a. a member of any people speaking a language descended from Latin.
b. a native or inhabitant of any country in Latin America; Latin American.
3. a native or inhabitant of Latium.
4. a member of the Latin Church.
adj. 5.
b. of or pertaining to any of the peoples of Europe or the New World speaking languages descended from Latin.
6. of or pertaining to the Latin Church.
7. of or pertaining to Latium or its inhabitants.
8. of or pertaining to the Latin alphabet.
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Noun | 1. | Latin - any dialect of the language of ancient Rome res gestae - things done hybrid, loanblend, loan-blend - a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) Italic language, Italic - a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative Old Latin - the oldest recorded Latin (dating back at early as the 6th century B.C.) classical Latin - the language of educated people in ancient Rome; "Latin is a language as dead as dead can be. It killed the ancient Romans--and now it's killing me" Low Latin - any dialect of Latin other than the classical Biblical Latin, Late Latin - the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries nihil - (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet" annum - (Latin) year; "per annum" de novo - from the beginning A.M., ante meridiem - before noon; "let's meet at 11 A.M." P.M., post meridiem - between noon and midnight; "let's meet at 8 P.M." |
2. | Latin - an inhabitant of ancient Latium | |
3. | Latin - a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin | |
Adj. | 1. | Latin - of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language; "Latin verb conjugations" |
2. | Latin - relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages; "Latin America" | |
3. | Latin - relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages" | |
4. | Latin - of or relating to the ancient region of Latium; "Latin towns" |
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Translations
اللغَة اللاتينيَّهلاتِينِّيٌّلاتيني
latinalatinskýŘímanRománLatin
latinlatin-latinerlatinskromer
latialatinaLatinoromiaromiano
latinalatinalainenlatinalaisamerikkalainenlatinan kieliroomalainen
latinskilatinski jeziklatinštinaLatinlatinički
latin
latínamaîur af rómönsku òjóîerni
ラテン語
라틴어
lotynų kalbaLotynų AmerikaLotynų Amerikos
latīņulatīņu valodaromāņu valodās runājošo tautu pārstāvis
latinčinalatinskýRomán
latinščina
latinlatinsk
ภาษาละติน
tiếng Latin
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Latin
[ˈlætɪn] n
(= person from Mediterranean country) → latin(e) m/f
adj
(= Mediterranean) [country] → latin(e)
(= South American) [country] → latino-américain(e)
[music] → latin(e), latino-américain(e)Latin America n → Amérique f latine
in Latin America → en Amérique latineLatin American
in Latin America → en Amérique latineLatin American
adj [country, government, leader, affairs, history] → latino-américain(e)
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Latin
adj
(= Roman) civilization, world → römisch; poets, literature → römisch, lateinisch; Latin language → lateinische Sprache; (= of ancient Latium) → latinische Sprache
(Rel) → römisch-katholisch
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Latin
[ˈlætɪn]1. adj (language, temperament) → latino/a; (textbook, scholar, lessons) → di latino
2. n (language) → latino
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Latin
(ˈlӕtin) noun, adjective1. (of) the language spoken in ancient Rome. We studied Latin at school; a Latin lesson.
2. (a person) who speaks a language derived from Latin.
Latin America the countries of Central and South America, where the official language is usually a form of either Spanish or Portuguese.
Latin American noun, adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
Latin
→ لاتِينِّيٌّ latina latin Latein Λατίνος latín latinan kieli latin latinski latino ラテン語 라틴어 Latijn latin łacina latim латынь latin ภาษาละติน Latin tiếng Latin 拉丁文Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009