Latinx
adjective
USuk/ˌlæˈtiː.neks/us/ˌlæˈtiː.neks/fromLatinAmerica, or having afamilyfromLatinAmerica; used when you do notwantto say if thepersonis a man or a woman:
A Latinximmigrantstudenton theborderof Texas and Mexico may have a differentexperiencethan a LatinximmigrantstudentinNorthCarolina.
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- The Latinxcommunityfeltpridein beingbilingual.
- At thebeginningof the CivilRightsMovement, thesituationof Latinxstudentswasdire.
- Theaimof theprogramwas toimprovetheself-esteemof Latinx and other minoritizedstudentsbyinstillingculturalpride.
Latinx
noun[C]
USuk/ˌlæˈtiː.neks/us/ˌlæˈtiː.neks/pluralLatinxorLatinxsapersonwholivesin the US and who comes from, or whosefamilycomes from,LatinAmerica; used when you do notwantto say that thepersonis a man or a woman:
拉美人Somecompaniesin El Paso, Texasseekout Spanish-speakingemployeesthat cancommunicatewith US Latinxs.
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- For the firsttime, theeducationof Latinx was in thehandsof thecommunity.
- There stillseemsto be such alackofunderstandingwhen it comes to what a Latinx is.
- There is littleevidencethat US Latinxs’linguisticrepertoiresarerewardedbyhigherwageson thelabourmarket.