Latina

or ��·�پ�·�Բ�

[ luh-tee-nuh, la- ]

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adjective

of or relating to females of Latin American origin or descent, especially those living in the United States: She will be the company’s first Latina CEO.
My mother is Latina.
She will be the company’s first Latina CEO.

noun

a woman of Latin American origin or descent, especially one living in the United States.

Latina

/ ��ˈ�پ�ː�Բ� /

noun

a city in W central Italy, in Lazio: built as a planned town in 1932 on reclaimed land of the Pontine Marshes. Pop: 107 898 (2001) Former name (until 1947)Littoria

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Latina¹

First recorded in 1970–75; from Spanish (United States), feminine of Latino

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Example Sentences

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One of his early cases was defending a Latina professor who challenged tenure discrimination at her school.

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Two members of the focus group, a Latina who works in finance and a white man who is retired, offered these pointed responses:

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From this starting point, my investigation expanded beyond the church to incorporate other types of workplaces, finding the same struggles I saw with Black pastors in Latina professors and Asian marketers.

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A Latina marketing manager told me about the stress of being brought into pictures of teams that she wasn’t even on.

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A Latina radio personality was asked to use a voice very different from her own while on English-speaking radio.

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