Definition of latin. Meaning of latin. Synonyms of latin

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Definition of latin

Latin
Latin Lat"in, a. [F., fr. L. Latinus belonging to Latium, Latin, fr. Latium a country of Italy, in which Rome was situated. Cf. Ladin, Lateen sail, under Lateen.] 1. Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language. 2. Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom. Latin Church (Eccl. Hist.), the Western or Roman Catholic Church, as distinct from the Greek or Eastern Church. Latin cross. See Illust. 1 of Cross. Latin races, a designation sometimes loosely given to certain nations, esp. the French, Spanish, and Italians, who speak languages principally derived from Latin. Latin Union, an association of states, originally comprising France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy, which, in 1865, entered into a monetary agreement, providing for an identity in the weight and fineness of the gold and silver coins of those countries, and for the amounts of each kind of coinage by each. Greece, Servia, Roumania, and Spain subsequently joined the Union.
Latin
Latin Lat"in, v. t. To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin. [Obs.] --Fuller.
Latin
Latin Lat"in, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman. 2. The language of the ancient Romans. 3. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. [Obs.] --Ascham. 4. (Eccl.) A member of the Roman Catholic Church. Dog Latin, barbarous Latin; a jargon in imitation of Latin; as, the log Latin of schoolboys. Late Latin, Low Latin, terms used indifferently to designate the latest stages of the Latin language; low Latin (and, perhaps, late Latin also), including the barbarous coinages from the French, German, and other languages into a Latin form made after the Latin had become a dead language for the people. Law Latin, that kind of late, or low, Latin, used in statutes and legal instruments; -- often barbarous.

Meaning of latin from wikipedia

- latin. (ˈ , l , æ , t , ɨ , n , audio en-us-latin. ogg. latin. la , lingua latīna; ˈlɪŋɡʷa laˈtiːna , ipa italic latins in latium and ancient rome .
- estadounidenses) refers to an ethnolinguistic group in the united states with origins in the countries of latin america or the iberian peninsula .
- latin script, or roman script, is a writing system based on the letters of the classical latin alphabet and extended forms thereof.
- latin america (américa latina or latinoamérica. américa latina; amérique latine, latijns-amerika. is a region of the americas where romance
- encompassing rhythms and styles originated or related to latin america, as well as derived music genres from the united states and europe
- the classical latin alphabet or roman alphabet evolved from a western variety of the greek alphabet called the cumaean alphabet , which
- medieval latin was the form of latin used in the middle ages , primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the liturgical language
- the latin church is the largest particular church within the catholic church . it is a particular church not on the level of the local
- the romance languages (sometimes referred to as romanic languages, latin languages or neo-latin languages) are all the related languages
- hot latin songs (formerly hot latin tracks and hot latin 50) is a record chart published by billboard magazine . language latin music in