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Latin
adj. of or pertaining to Latin; of or pertaining to countries or peoples that use languages derived from Latin (especially Central and South America); of the Roman Catholic Church; of Latium or its inhabitants

n. resident of ancient Rome; member of one of the Latin peoples; native or inhabitant of Latin America

n. Italic language which was the official language of the Roman Empire

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Latin (Latīna, pronounced ) is an ancient Indo-European language that was spoken in the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. The conquests of Rome spread the language throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe. It existed in two forms: Classical Latin, used in poetry and formal prose, and Vulgar Latin, spoken by the people. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the rise of the Roman Catholic Church Latin became the common ecclesiastical language in Western Europe and the lingua franca of educated classes in the West.
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latin

adj. Latin, of or pertaining to Latin; of or pertaining to countries or peoples that use languages derived from Latin, of the Roman Catholic Church (especially Central and South America)

latin (m)

n. Latin, Italic language which was the official language of the Roman Empire