/ ˈlætɪn; NAmE ˈlætn/ noun , adjective
■ noun
1.
[ U ] the language of ancient Rome and the official language of its empire
2.
[ C ] a person from countries where languages that have developed from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or French, are spoken
3.
[ U ] music of a kind that came originally from Latin America, typically with strong dance rhythms
■ adjective
1.
of or in the Latin language :
Latin poetry
2.
connected with or typical of the countries or peoples using languages developed from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or French :
a Latin temperament
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WORD ORIGIN
from Latin Latinus of Latium, an ancient region of west central Italy settled during the earlier part of the 1st millennium.