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adj
A person of Mexican descent with American citizenship, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable
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Synonyms: Mexican-American
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: American
adj
Identifying with the mixed-raced heritage of Old World and New World.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of or pertaining to Chicano people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A Chicano person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Synonyms: Mexican American, Mexamerican
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: American, person
noun
a person of Mexican descent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Mexican
History
From Mexican Spanish chicano, from mechicano, a dialectal variant of mexicano (“Mexican”).
