[Lat.in] adj [ME, fr. OE, fr. L Latinus, fr. Latium, ancient country of Italy] (bef. 12c) 1 a: of, relating to, or composed in Latin b: romance
2: of or relating to Latium or the Latins
3: of or relating to the part of the Catholic Church that until recently used a Latin rite and forms the patriarchate of the pope
4: of or relating to the peoples or countries using Romance languages; specif: of or relating to the peoples or countries of Latin America
[2]Latin n (bef. 12c) 1: the Italic language of ancient Latium and of Rome and until modern times the dominant language of school, church, and state in western Europe
2: a member of the people of ancient Latium
3: a Catholic of the Latin rite
4: a member of one of the Latin peoples; specif: a native or inhabitant of Latin America
5: latin alphabet