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Definition of Hispanic
1. Adjective. Related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture. "The Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly"
Exact synonyms: Latino
2. Noun. An American whose first language is Spanish.
Exact synonyms: Hispanic American, Spanish American
Generic synonyms: American
Specialized synonyms: Criollo
Generic synonyms: American
Specialized synonyms: Criollo
Definition of Hispanic
1. a. Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words.
Definition of Hispanic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to Spain ¹
2. Adjective. Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, as in Latin America. ¹
3. Adjective. (context historical) Of or pertaining to the Iberian peninsula, its people, its culture or its languages. ¹
4. Adjective. (colloquial) mestizo. ¹
5. Noun. A Spanish-speaking person. ¹
6. Noun. A person residing in the United States, Latin America or worldwide of Spanish ancestry ¹
7. Noun. (colloquial) a mestizo. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com