(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
~ is the language which the ancient Romans used to speak.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
~ countries are countries where Spanish, or perhaps Portuguese, Italian, or French, is spoken. You can also use ~ to refer to things and people that come from these countries.
Cuba was one of the least Catholic of the ~ countries...
The enthusiasm for ~ music is worldwide.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
~s are people who come from countries where Spanish, or perhaps Portuguese, Italian, or French, are spoken or whose families come from one of these countries.
They are role models for thousands of young ~s.
N-COUNT: usu pl