Latin

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Lat·in1 /ˈlætɪn $ ˈlætn/ noun

1. [uncountableU]SLL the language used in ancient Rome 拉丁语

2. [countableC]SAN someone from Latin America 拉丁美洲人

3. [countableC] someone from a southern European country whose language developed from Latin, for example Spain, Portugal, or Italy 〔南欧〕拉丁语系国家〔如西班牙、葡萄牙、意大利等〕的人

Examples from the Corpus

Latin• William Stearn, author of Botanical Latin.• At seventy-four, he published humorous verse in Latin.• On 11 September 1962, Pope John broadcast to the world in Latin.• To those few students of Latin who express a particular interest.• They were sure Latin would make it harder.

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Latin2 adjectiveadj

1 SLLrelating to the Latin language 拉丁语的

a Latin inscription

拉丁语碑文

2 SANSGfrom or relating to South America 拉丁美洲的

Latin music

拉丁美洲音乐

3. from or relating to southern European countries whose languages developed from Latin, for example Spain, Portugal, or Italy 拉丁语系国家的

Examples from the Corpus

Latin• Walls are covered with grainy blow-ups of sleek-jawed Latin athletes.• He was big on Latin culture.• The Latin names of the gods are used.• One of the properties comprised five thousand dunums of land owned by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem near Nablus.• They gathered in the Latin Quarter in their thousands.

Origin Latin2

(900-1000) Latin Latinus “of Latium, Roman”, from Latium ancient country of Italy

Lat·in1 nounLatin2 adjectiveadj

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