Latino
noun
La·ti·no
lə-ˈtē-(ˌ)nō 
plural Latinos
1
: a native or inhabitant of Latin America
2
: a person of Latin American origin living in the U.S.
Latino
adjective
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Via David Lightman… Could Washington, D.C., soon have a National Museum of the American Latino?
Democrats and Republicans joined together Tuesday to formally introduce legislation to do just that.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
About the Author Ilan Stavans Ilan Stavans is the Lewis Sebring Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, the publisher of Restless Books, and a consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary.
—Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Levy, who has been dubbed the Latino Brad Pitt, was named one of Hollywood’s Top 10 Latino actors and actresses by Variety in 2014, alongside movie powerhouses including Salma Hayek, John Leguizamo and Andy Garcia.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Escamilla’s district in Salt Lake is predominantly working class and Latino.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
About the Author Ilan Stavans Ilan Stavans is the Lewis Sebring Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, the publisher of Restless Books, and a consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary.
—Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Levy, who has been dubbed the Latino Brad Pitt, was named one of Hollywood’s Top 10 Latino actors and actresses by Variety in 2014, alongside movie powerhouses including Salma Hayek, John Leguizamo and Andy Garcia.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Escamilla’s district in Salt Lake is predominantly working class and Latino.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Latino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Latino. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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Latino
noun
La·ti·no
la-ˈtē-ˌnō
plural Latinos
often capitalized
1
: a person born or living in Latin America
2
: a person of Latin-American origin living in the U.S.
Latino
adjective
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