Latin (disambiguation)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Latin may refer to:
The ancient world:
- Latin, an ancient language
- Latins, or Latini, an ancient people living in central Italy
- Latin is an adjective that relates to Roman culture, cf. "Latin literature", "Latin writers".
- Latin (Book), a book that teaches the reader the Latin Language. Also commonly called Wheelock's Latin.
Modern cultural or linguistic concepts:
- Latin cultures, a vague cultural concept in Europe and in the Americas.
- "Latin peoples" may be used to refer to
- The peoples whose mother tongue is a Romance language: see Latin peoples (linguistic)
- Latin cultures.
- Latin is sometimes used in the United States as a synonym for Latin-American (cf. Latino): Thus a term used for a person of Latin American origin (cf. Hispanic)
- Latin music as a contraction for Latin-American music
- the Latin alphabet
Modern geographical concepts:
- Latin Europe, consisting of south-west Europe where languages derived from Latin are spoken.
- Latin America, consisting of most, albeit not all, of Central and South America.
