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I Have A Question About The Word Hispanic. Where Did It Originate From And What Is The Meaning?
 Hi,Hispanic has various meanings, such as: A) A U.S. Citizen or resident of Latin-American or Spanish origin. B) A Spanish speaking person. C) An American whose first language is Spanish. More about Hispanic and history related to it: "Pertaining to Spain" (especially ancient Spain) 1584, from L. Hispanicus, from Hispania "Iberian Peninsula," from Hispanus "Spaniard" (see Spaniard). Specific application to Sp.-speaking parts of the New World is 1889, Amer.Eng. esp. Applied since c.1972 to Sp.-speaking persons of Latin American descent living in U.S. Click here to read more history related to this word. dictionary.reference.com |
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