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Latin (Noun)

An inhabitant of ancient Latium.

Nouns denoting people.

Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The Latin teacher asked her students to translate the passage from Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico.
The Latin phrase "Carpe Diem" is often mistranslated as "Sieze the Day", but its original meaning is more nuanced.
Latin was the language of instruction at the medieval universities of Europe.
Many languages, including French, Spanish, and Italian, are descended from Latin and retain many of its grammatical features.
The study of Latin is still considered essential for a well-rounded education in the humanities.

A person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin.

Nouns denoting people.