From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Nationality & raceHispanicHi‧span‧ic1 /hɪˈspænɪk/ adjectiveSANfrom or relating to countries where Spanish or Portuguese are spoken, especially ones in Latin America → LatinoMiami’s Hispanic communityHispanic StudiesExamples from the CorpusHispanic• Its 11,000 schoolchildren are 78% white, 13% Hispanic and 1% black.• During May 6 Dixon met with leaders of the Hispaniccommunity and acknowledged many of their grievances.• According to the report, 45 percent of Hispanicfirms were concentrated in the service industry.• They are all being looted. Hispanic men, laughing, carry out cases of Budweiser.• Every one of the southern states, exceptWest Virginia, has experienced a phenomenalflood of Hispanicnewcomers.HispanicHispanic2 noun [countable]someone who comes from a country where Spanish or Portuguese is spoken, especially one in Latin America → Latino, LatinaIn California, Hispanics make up 19.2 percent of the population.Examples from the CorpusHispanic• The 27 million Hispanics make up 10 percent of the populace.• He added that Hispanics are now beginning to enterfields like pharmaceuticals and aerospace.• We want to show that Hispanics in the United States have made a crucialcontribution to this country from the beginning.• It would impact, however, on some critical areas that could bring great harm to Hispanics.• To young Hispanics, Selena was more than a successfulsinger.OriginHispanic(1500-1600)Latinhispanicus, from Hispania"Spain"