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Spanish

/ˈspænɪʃ/
/ˈspænɪʃ/
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Other forms: Spanisher; Spanishly; Spanishes

Definitions of Spanish
  1. adjective
    of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain
    Spanish music”
  2. noun
    the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
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    types:
    Castilian
    the Spanish language as spoken in Castile
    Judeo-Spanish, Ladino
    the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script
    Mexican Spanish
    the dialect of Spanish spoken in Mexico
    type of:
    Latinian language, Romance, Romance language
    the group of languages derived from Latin
  3. noun
    the people of Spain
    synonyms: Spanish people
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    type of:
    country, land, nation
    the people who live in a nation or country
Pronunciation
US
/ˈspænɪʃ/
UK
/ˈspænɪʃ/
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