Spanish Definition–adjective | 1. | of or pertaining to Spain, its people, or their language. | –noun | 2. | the Spanish people collectively. | | 3. | a Romance language, the language of Spain, standard also in most of Latin America except Brazil. Abbreviation: Sp, Sp. | |
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