1 [U] the language of ancient Rome and the official language of its empire
2 [C] a person from countries where languages that have developed from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or French, are spoken
Part of speech: adjective
1 of or in the Latin language:
Latin poetry
2 connected with or typical of the countries or peoples using languages developed from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or French:
a Latin temperament
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