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Definition of Spanish

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain. "Spanish music"

2. Noun. The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain.

3. Noun. The people of Spain.

Definition of Spanish

1. a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.

2. n. The language of Spain.

Definition of Spanish

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Spain. ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain. ¹

3. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the Spanish language. ¹

4. Proper noun. A Romance language primarily spoken in Spain and in the Americas. ¹

5. Noun. (context: collective plural) People of Spain, collectively. ¹

6. Noun. (US collective plural) People of Hispanic origin. ¹

7. Verb. (printing) To subject to spanishing, a printing process in which an ink is deposited on the bottoms and sides of depressions formed in a plastic material ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Spanish

1. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. Spanish bayonet, a wooden roller, with a rope wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to serve as a lever. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spanish

spanglets spanglier spangliest spangling spangly spangolite spangolites spangs spanielled spanielling

spaniels spanikopita spaning spaniolitmin spanish (current term) spanish needles spanished spanishing spank you spank you very much

spankable spanked spankee spankees spanker spankers spankies

Literary usage of Spanish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the United Netherlands: From the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1879)
"Military events — Aggressive movement of the Netherlanders — iitate of tho Archduke's provinces — Mutiny of the spanish forces — Proposed invasion of ..."

2. A History of South America, 1854-1904 by Charles Edmond Akers (1904)
"INTRODUCTION Some Traits of spanish Character. Ferdinand and Isabella. ... First spanish Colonists. Treatment of Natives in South America. ..."

3. A History of South America, 1854-1904 by Charles Edmond Akers (1904)
"INTRODUCTION Some Traits of spanish Character. Ferdinand and Isabella. ... First spanish Colonists. Treatment of Natives in South America. ..."

4. A Financial History of Texas by Edmund Thornton Miller (1916)
"TUE spanish-MEXICAN PERIOD. On January 17, 1821. when Moses Austin was given permission by the spanish authorities to introduce three ..."

5. The Age of Anne by Edward Ellis Morris (1886)
"CHAPTER I. THE spanish SUCCESSION. IN the last years of the seventeenth century the minds of all European statesmen were turned towards Spain. ..."

6. History of Central America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1887)
"CHAPTER I. LAST DAYS OP spanish RULE.-. POPULAR FEELING IN CENTRAL AMERICA—EFFECT OF EVENTS IK SPAIN— RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN EQUALITY—R ..."

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