n.
Pronunciation: ' la-t ə n
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin Latinus, from Latium, ancient country of Italy
Date: before 12th century
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 specifically : of or relating to the peoples or countries of Latin America