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- of or relating to Spain or to Spanish-speaking countries, especially those of Central and South America（与）西班牙（有关）的; （与）西班牙语国家（有关）的（尤指与中南美洲西班牙语国家有关）。
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- of or relating to Spanish-speaking people or their culture, especially in the US（与）（美国）讲西班牙语人（有关）的; （与）（美国）讲西班牙语人文化（有关）的。
- a Spanish-speaking person, especially one of Latin American descent, living in the US讲西班牙语的美国居民（尤指拉美裔美国人）。
USAGE
In the US, Hispanic is the standard accepted term when referring to Spanish-speaking people living in the US. Other, more specific, terms such as Latino and Chicano are also used where occasion demands.
派生词
Hispanicize
（亦作 -ise）verb词源
from Latin Hispanicus, from Hispania 'Spain'.