Standard Lemma guide

Latina

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ləˈtiːnə/
  • General-American: /ləˈtinə/
  • General-American: /læ-/
  • General-American: /lɑː/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • [la̠ˈt̪ina̠] Latino, Puerto Rico
  • rhymes with -iːnə
  • CMU ARPABET: L AA0 T IY1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: L AH0 T IY1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of Latin American descent and female.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A province of Lazio, Italy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A town, the provincial capital of Latina, Lazio, Italy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A Latin American woman. (Compare Latino.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative letter-case form of Latina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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History

Etymology

From Spanish latina; see Latino for more.

Borrowed from Italian Latina.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 拉蒂納省 /拉蒂纳省 (Lādìnà Shěng) — province
  • Finnish: Latium — province
  • French: Latina — province
  • Italian: Latina — province
  • Latin: Latina — province
  • Marathi: लातिना (lātinā) — province
  • Polish: Latina — province
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拉蒂納 /拉蒂纳 (Lādìnà) — town
  • Finnish: Latina — town
  • French: Latina — town
  • Italian: Latina — town
  • Marathi: लातिना (lātinā) — town
  • Polish: Latina — town
Real reading context

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