HISPANIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hispanic mean? 

• HISPANIC (noun)
  The noun HISPANIC has 1 sense:

1. an American whose first language is Spanish

  Familiarity information: HISPANIC used as a noun is very rare.

• HISPANIC (adjective)
  The adjective HISPANIC has 1 sense:

1. related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture

  Familiarity information: HISPANIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HISPANIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An American whose first language is Spanish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hispanic; Hispanic American; Spanish American

Hypernyms ("Hispanic" is a kind of...):

American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Hispanic"):

criollo (a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish))

Derivation:

Hispanic (related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture)

• HISPANIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Hispanic; Latino

Context example:

the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly

Pertainym:

Hispanic (an American whose first language is Spanish)

Derivation:

Hispanic (an American whose first language is Spanish)

 Context examples 

On this page, you'll find links to health issues that affect Hispanic Americans.

(Hispanic American Health, NIH)

Lupus is also more common in African American, Hispanic, Asian and Native American women.

(Lupus, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

The researchers analyzed DNA in blood samples from more than 13,000 people, including non-Hispanic whites, Hispanics, and African Americans.

(DNA changes predict longevity, NIH)

The term, "Spanish origin," can be used in addition to "Hispanic or Latino." (OMB)

(Hispanic or Latino, NCI Thesaurus)

AIDS related research with a minimum of 20% (or $100,000) research efforts related to individuals of non-Caucasian descent, and individuals of Hispanic descent.

(AIDS, Minority, NCI Thesaurus)

In all groups, suicide rates were higher for non-Hispanic white patients than for patients of other ethnicities.

(Emergency department study reveals patterns of patients at increased risk for suicide, National Institutes of Health)

This study is the first to confirm this association within Hispanic/Latinos, who have shared ancestry that is mixed with European, African and Native American ancestry.

(Study of multiethnic genomes identifies 27 genetic variants associated with disease, National Institutes of Health)

The team next evaluated the association between APOC3 mutations and the risk of coronary heart disease in about 111,000 participants of European, African, and Hispanic ancestry.

(Rare mutations reduce heart disease risk, NIH)

For instance, the proportion was higher among men than women; among blacks and Hispanics compared to whites; and among those with lower education levels.

(How dietary factors influence disease risk, NIH)

The authors propose that boosting BDNF protein levels may offer a therapeutic strategy for people with the genetic variation, which tends to occur more frequently in African Americans and Hispanics, than in non-Hispanic Caucasians.

(Researchers link single gene variation to obesity, NIH)