

2008, Michael Miller, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music History, page 254Īs such, today's Latin music is a synthesis of European, African, and the few indigenous elements that remain.Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.Therefore, although Portugal is a Latin culture, the significant African influence in Brazil creates a culture that cannot be defined simply as Latin consequently, Brazilians prefer to define themselves as South American 2002, Dean Foster, The Global Etiquette Guide to Mexico and Latin America, page 11.Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.1913, Oscar Browning, A General History of the World, page 151įrom the Campagna and the Latin hills, the flame of rebellion spread to Antium and Terracina, and to the most remote allies of the Romans, the cities of the Campanian plains.Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.The earliest Latin culture of Ireland was heavily indebted to that of Britain Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland, page 176 Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.The Serbo-Croatian incunabula printed in Latin letters are indubitably the products of a very modest establishment. 1968, Mladen Bošnjak, A Study of Slavic Incunabula, page 62.


From Middle English Latyn, Latyne, Latin, from Old French latin, latyn, from Latin latīnus, from Latium ( “ the region around Rome ” ) + -īnus ( adjective suffix ).
