Adjective

Hispanic (comparative more Hispanic, superlative most Hispanic)

Positive Hispanic

Comparative more Hispanic

Superlative most Hispanic

1. Of or related to Spain
2. Pertaining to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, as in Latin America.

   Houses in New Mexico, California and Florida exhibit a strong Hispanic architectural influence.

3. (historical) Of or pertaining to the Iberian peninsula, its people, its culture or its languages.

Noun

Singular Hispanic

Plural Hispanics

Hispanic (plural Hispanics)

1. A Spanish-speaking person.
2. A person residing in the United States, Latin America or worldwide of Spanish ancestry, generally but not always exclusive of Brazilians.

Related terms

• Hispano
• Spanish

Hispanic (Spanish: hispano, hispánico) is a term that historically denoted a relationship to the ancient Hispania (geographically coinciding with the Iberian Peninsula). During the modern era, it took on a more limited meaning, relating to the contemporary nation of Spain.

Still more recently, the term has also (or alternatively) been used to describe the culture and people of countries formerly ruled by Spain, usually with a majority of the population speaking the Spanish language. These include Mexico, the majority of the Central and South American countries, and most of the Greater Antilles. There are also Spanish influences in the African nation of Equatorial Guinea, and the cultures of the former Spanish East Indies.