Latin
/ˈlæt.ɪn/ noun C2- A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.
- A member of an Italic tribe that included the early inhabitants of the city of Rome, and from about 1000 BCE inhabited the region known as Old Latium.
- A person from one of the modern European countries (including Italy, Spain etc.) whose language is descended from Latin.
- A person from Latin America.
- A person adhering to Roman Catholic practice.
Plural Latins
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Phillips was in the back of the room hearing Prissy Andrews’s Latin, Diana whispered to Anne, “That’s Gilbert Blythe sitting right across the aisle from you, Anne.
There is a wise Latin proverb that is very much in point.”
“I cannot speak Latin,” responded the marquise.
Now, a real German invariably prints in the Latin character, so that we may safely say that this was not written by one, but by a clumsy imitator who overdid his part.
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