latin

/L AE1 T AH0 N/
adjective
  1. 1

    Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.

  2. 2

    Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.

  3. 3

    Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.

  4. 4

    Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.

  5. 5

    Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.

  6. 6

    Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.

  7. 7

    (Christianity) Roman Catholic; of or pertaining to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.

noun
  1. 1

    (uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin.

  2. 2

    A person from one of the modern European countries (including Italy, Spain etc.) whose language is descended from Latin.

  3. 3

    A person from Latin America.

  4. 4

    (Christianity) A person adhering to Roman Catholic practice.

  5. 5

    (historical) A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.

  6. 6

    (historical) A member of an Italic tribe that included the early inhabitants of the city of Rome, and from about 1000 BC inhabited the region known as Old Latium.

  7. 7

    The Latin alphabet or writing system.

  8. 8

    (printing) The nonsense placeholder text (often based on real Latin) used in greeking.

  9. 9

    A surname from Middle English.