Definition of Latin

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Definition of Latin

Latin

Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.

Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom.

A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman.

The language of the ancient Romans.

An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin.

A member of the Roman Catholic Church.

To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin.

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Latin Quotations

Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.
Ronald Reagan

Ah, yes, divorce... from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet.
Robin Williams

That which I have set out in Latin is not my words but the words of God and of apostles and prophets, who of course have never lied. He who believes shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be damned. God has spoken.
Saint Patrick

I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people.
Dan Quayle

They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?
Fidel Castro

Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.
Marilyn vos Savant

There are cultural issues everywhere - in Bangladesh, Latin America, Africa, wherever you go. But somehow when we talk about cultural differences, we magnify those differences.
Muhammad Yunus

First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.
Carlos Santana

Allow me to say that I would long since have committed suicide had desisting made me a professor of Latin.
Ezra Pound

In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner.
Umberto Eco

Latin Translations

Latin in Afrikaans is Latyns, Latyn
Latin in Dutch is Latijns
latin in French is latine
Latin in Norwegian is Latinsk
latin in Swedish is latin

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