Latin

Latin
Latin Lat"in, a. [F., fr. L. Latinus belonging to Latium, Latin, fr. Latium a country of Italy, in which Rome was situated. Cf. {Ladin}, Lateen sail, under {Lateen}.] 1. Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language. [1913 Webster]

2. Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom. [1913 Webster]

{Latin Church} (Eccl. Hist.), the Western or Roman Catholic Church, as distinct from the Greek or Eastern Church.

{Latin cross}. See Illust. 1 of {Cross}.

{Latin races}, a designation sometimes loosely given to certain nations, esp. the French, Spanish, and Italians, who speak languages principally derived from Latin.

{Latin Union}, an association of states, originally comprising France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy, which, in 1865, entered into a monetary agreement, providing for an identity in the weight and fineness of the gold and silver coins of those countries, and for the amounts of each kind of coinage by each. Greece, Servia, Roumania, and Spain subsequently joined the Union. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • latin — latin, ine [ latɛ̃, in ] adj. et n. • 1160; lat. latinus I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Antiq. Du Latium. 2 ♦ Des provinces ou des peuples soumis à la domination de Rome et auxquels elle a imposé sa langue et sa civilisation. ⇒ romain. Les peuples latins, et n.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • latin — LATÍN, Ă, latini, e, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Persoană care făcea parte din populaţia de bază a vechiului ţinut Latium din Italia sau era originară de acolo. 2. adj. Care aparţine latinilor (1) sau Latiumului, privitor la latini sau la… …   Dicționar Român

  • Latin — Lat in, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman. [1913 Webster] 2. The language of the ancient Romans. [1913 Webster] 3. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. [Obs.] Ascham. [1913 Webster] 4. (Eccl.) A member… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • latín — latín, saber latín expr. astuto, listo. ❙ «La Amparito, que sabía mucho latín, dio las gracias...» Jose Vicente Torrente, Los sucesos de Santolaria. ❙ «El gachó ése sabe latín.» Pedro Casals, Disparando cocaína …   Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"

  • Latin — Lat in, v. t. To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Latin —   [englisch, lætɪn], 1) Kurzform bzw. Sammelbezeichnung für lateinamerikanische Musik (Latin Music);   2) Spielanweisung, die eine polyrhythmische Perkussionsbegleitung im Sinne lateinamerikanischer Rhythmusstrukturen fordert …   Universal-Lexikon

  • latin — LATIN: Langue naturelle à l homme. Gâte l écriture. Est seulement utile pour lire les inscriptions des fontaines publiques. Se méfier des citations en latin : elles cachent toujours quelque chose de leste …   Dictionnaire des idées reçues

  • Latin — (engl. „Latein“) steht für: Lateinamerikanische Musik und deren Tänze und Rezeption in moderner Musik wie Pop, Jazz, Rock Lateinamerikanische Tänze beim Gesellschafts und Turniertanz Zeichensätze, die auf dem lateinischen Schriftsystem aufgebaut… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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