Lat·in
Lat·in/ˈlatn/
noun
- the language of ancient Rome and its empire, widely used historically as a language of scholarship and administration.
- a native or inhabitant of a country whose language developed from Latin, especially a Latin American.
adjective
- relating to or in the Latin language."Latin poetry"
- relating to the countries or peoples using languages, especially Spanish, that developed from Latin."Mexico and other Latin countries"
Latin
Spoken language
Latin is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Considered a dead language, Latin was originally spoken in Latium, the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. Wikipedia
Language families: Indo-European languages, Italic languages, and Latino-Faliscan languages
Gold: Aurum
Early form: Old Latin
Era: As a native language, from the 7th century BC to c. AD 700
Native to: Latium; Ancient Rome
Official language in: Vatican City
Writing system: Latin alphabet (Latin script)
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Considered a dead language, Latin was originally spoken in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. ... Through the expansion of the ...
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noun · the language of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire and of the educated in medieval Europe, which achieved its classical form during the 1st century bc.
The meaning of LATIN is of, relating to, or composed in Latin. How to use Latin in a sentence.
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(uncountable) the Latin language · (countable) a male of South American or Mediterranean origins ...
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