Definition of latin Latin

/læˈtʌn/ - [latun] - Lat•in

We found 23 definitions of latin from 5 different sources.

What does latin mean?

WordNet

Noun
latin - any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
		italic language, italic a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
		old latin the oldest recorded Latin (dating back at early as the 6th century B.C.)
		classical latin the language of educated people in ancient Rome; "Latin is a language as dead as dead can be. It killed the ancient Romans--and now it's killing me"
		low latin any dialect of Latin other than the classical
		biblical latin, late latin the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries
		neo-latin, new latin Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature
		latinian language, romance language, romance a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
latin - a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin
latin - an inhabitant of ancient Latium
Adjective Latin, latinner, latinnest
latin - of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language; "Latin verb conjugations"
latin - of or relating to the ancient region of Latium; "Latin towns"
latin - relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages; "Latin America"
latin - relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages"
		Romance, Latin

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

latin (a.)
Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.
latin (a.)
Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom.
latin (n.)
A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman.
latin (n.)
The language of the ancient Romans.
latin (n.)
An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin.
latin (n.)
A member of the Roman Catholic Church.
latin (v. t.)
To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

latin
An Indo-European language originally spoken only in the region immediately surrounding the city of Rome, later throughout the Roman Empire, and as a result of the Roman legacy, by the Catholic and academic world in the Middle Ages and afterwards.
latin
An alphabetic writing system with 26 letters used with some modifications, in most of the languages of the European Union, America, Subsaharian Africa and the Islands of the Pacific Ocean.
latin
Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.
latin
Of or relating to the language spoken in ancient Rome.
latin
Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.
latin
Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.
latin
Of or pertaining to peoples who use languages derived from Latin.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

latin
lat′in, adj. pertaining to ancient Latium (esp. Rome) or its inhabitants, also to all races claiming affinity with the Latins by language, race, or civilisation: written or spoken in Latin.—n. an inhabitant of ancient Latium: a member of a modern race ethnically or linguistically related to the ancient Romans or Italians: the language of ancient Rome—the foundation of the modern Romance tongues: a member of the Latin or Roman Catholic Church.—adj. Lā′tian.—n. Lat′iner, one who knows Latin: (obs.) an interpreter.—v.t. Lat′inīse, to give Latin forms to: to render into Latin.—ns. Lat′inism, a Latin idiom; Lat′inist, one skilled in Latin; Latin′ity, the Latin tongue, style, or idiom.—Latin Church, the Western Church as distinguished from the Greek or Oriental Church, so named as having employed Latin as its official language: the Roman Catholic Church; Latin Empire, that portion of the Byzantine Empire seized in 1204 by the Crusaders, and overthrown by the Greeks in 1261; Latin kingdom, the Christian kingdom of Jerusalem ruled by French or Latin kings, and lasting from 1099 to 1187.—Classical Latin, the Latin of the writers who flourished from about 75 B.C. to 200 A.D.; Dog Latin, barbarous Latin; Late Latin, the Latin written by authors between 200 and (circ.) 600 A.D.; Middle, Medieval, or Low Latin, the Latin of the middle age between 600 and 1500 A.D.; New, Modern, Latin, Latin as written between 1500 and the present time, mostly used as a scientific medium; Thieves' Latin, thieves' cant. [L. Latinus, belonging to Latium, the district round Rome.]