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Latin America
Latin American Integration Association
Latin Americanist
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Latin Quarter
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Latina
Lat·i·na [ lə tnə ] (plural Lat·i·nas)


noun 
Definition:
 
Hispanic Latin American woman or girl: a woman or girl of Latin American descent who comes from the United States
[Mid-20th century. < American Spanish, form of Latino (see Latino)]

Word Usage

See Anglo and Hispanic.
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