Latin (disambiguation)

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Latin is an Italic language, originally spoken in ancient Rome and its empire.

Latin can also refer to:

Ethnic groups

The Roman or Latin alphabet, which became the basic script used by most European languages
Wheelock's Latin, a textbook for teaching the Latin language
Dog Latin, a whimsical pseudo-language utilizing Latin elements
Macaronic Latin, the basis for defining Macaronic language, a mixed language
Pig Latin, a whimsical pseudo-language based on sound alternations in English
Latino sine Flexione, an artificial language based on Latin but without inflections
Latinism, the use of words from or like Latin
Latinization (literature), the alteration of foreign words into Latin-like ones

Denis Latin (b. 1966), Croatian television host
Ivo Latin (1929–2002), former speaker of the Parliament of Croatia and Mayor of Zagreb

Latin American music, musical styles and genres found within Central and South America.
Latin dance, a division of ballroom dancing
Latin jazz, jazz based on the rhythms of and similar to those of Latin dance
"Latin", the fourth movement of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 2003 album
Latin (album), an album by the band Holy Fuck

Latin honors, expressions in Latin of academic distinction placed on a new degree
Latin square, a square array in which each symbol appears exactly once in each row and each column
Latin liturgical rites, the principal rite within the Roman Catholic Church as distinguished, for example, from Orthodox Christianity