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Spanish

[ span-ish ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Spain, its people, or their language.


noun

  1. the Spanish people collectively.
  2. a Romance language, the language of Spain, standard also in most of Latin America except Brazil. : Sp, Sp.

Spanish

/ ˈæɪʃ /

noun

  1. the official language of Spain, Mexico, and most countries of South and Central America except Brazil: also spoken in Africa, the Far East, and elsewhere. It is the native language of approximately 200 million people throughout the world. Spanish is an Indo-European language belonging to the Romance group
  2. the Spanish
    functioning as plural Spaniards collectively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Spanish language or its speakers
  2. of or relating to Spain or Spaniards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Spanish1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; Spain, -ish 1
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Example Sentences

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The first time, 4-0 in the league at the Bernabeu on 26 October, and the second 5-2 on 12 January in the final of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.

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Zoo staff were thrilled to finally meet the long green additions, which were seized by Spanish authorities in a 2017 bust of more than 600 illegally trafficked reptiles.

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Because of Head Start, she said, her daughter can count in English and Spanish, excitedly sings songs like “Happy Birthday” and interacts with other kids.

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“I arrived here, and when I started seeing the scene, I started crying. The tears started leaving,” the man said in Spanish.

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Here, religion brought by Spanish colonisers in the 16th Century has become woven into the very fabric of society, and given a distinctly Filipino intensity and colour.

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