Top definition. The Latin world is composed of the Latin-European countries and the places around the globe that they colonized and left a real strong mark. These new Latin lands did the same to the lands they conquered in America, Africa and Asia. In the U.
Ask a Scholar: What is the True Definition of Latino?
Latins, Italians and Mexicans
Support the independent voice of Dallas and help keep the future of Dallas Observer free. Dear Mexican: One thing I find a little antagonizing is the use of the term "Latino" as a synonym only for "Hispanic. The Latins as a people, a culture, a language, a tribe, came from ancient Italy. Where is the room for us Italians, or French or Portuguese?
THE German immigrants of the 19th century were so devoted to their native language that Americans wondered if the new arrivals would ever assimilate. The Irish who followed were said to be too devoted to a foreign pope to embrace American democracy. Many Italians not only were Roman Catholic but also returned home for the winter, when construction work here slowed. The Chinese and Jews, skeptics argued, were of an entirely different race than many successful immigrants who came before them.
What is the True Definition of Latino? Many say its just Latin American people, others say and I believe as well that "Latino" means anyone whose language derived from Latin; Hispanics, Portuguese speaking people, French and Italian. I need someone to clarify the actual meaning and history of the word.