1
: the Romance language of the largest part of Spain and of the countries colonized by Spaniards
2
plural in construction
: the people of Spain
Spanish
adjective
Spanishness
noun
Examples of Spanish in a Sentence
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Fremaux was interviewed in Spanish talking with the marked Porteño accent of Buenos Aires.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
Perched high above street level and privately shielded from view behind giant bougainvillea plants and a big driveway gate, the single-story Spanish hacienda was built in 1950 but recently underwent a renovation.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
My husband is a second-generation immigrant, and our children are bicultural and growing up speaking Spanish and English.
—Ashoka, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
He was also supposed to deliver a speech in Spanish at the conference and one at the inauguration of the Faith Pavilion, according to Bruni.
—Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2023
This is a book in Spanish written about mostly Spanish-language artists.
—Isabelia Herrera, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2023
Among the undergraduate majors set to be purged or restructured were music performance, environmental and community planning, art history, German, Russian, Chinese, French, and Spanish.
—Oliver Whang, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
Born in Spanish Harlem and raised in the South Bronx, Guzmán graduated from Bronx High School of Science and attended the State University of New York at Old Westbury.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
It will be sung in Spanish with English and Spanish supertitles projected above the stage.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
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John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
Perched high above street level and privately shielded from view behind giant bougainvillea plants and a big driveway gate, the single-story Spanish hacienda was built in 1950 but recently underwent a renovation.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
My husband is a second-generation immigrant, and our children are bicultural and growing up speaking Spanish and English.
—Ashoka, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
He was also supposed to deliver a speech in Spanish at the conference and one at the inauguration of the Faith Pavilion, according to Bruni.
—Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2023
This is a book in Spanish written about mostly Spanish-language artists.
—Isabelia Herrera, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2023
Among the undergraduate majors set to be purged or restructured were music performance, environmental and community planning, art history, German, Russian, Chinese, French, and Spanish.
—Oliver Whang, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
Born in Spanish Harlem and raised in the South Bronx, Guzmán graduated from Bronx High School of Science and attended the State University of New York at Old Westbury.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
It will be sung in Spanish with English and Spanish supertitles projected above the stage.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Spanish, adjective, from Middle English Spainish, from Spain
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of Spanish was
in the 15th century
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“Spanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Spanish. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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Spanish
noun
Span·ish
ˈspan-ish 
1
: the Romance language of Spain and of the countries colonized by Spaniards
2
Spanish plural
: the people of Spain
Spanish
adjective
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