Latina

Or la·ti·na

[luh-tee-nuh, la-]

adjective

1. 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

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

Latina

/ laˈtiːna /

noun

1. Former name (until 1947): Littoria. 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Latina¹

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

Example Sentences

Another asked why the attorney asked those questions, saying: "Black and Latina women are always scrutinised for their hair."

From BBC

The first change came when voters elected Carmen Ramirez, the first Latina on the Oxnard City Council.

From Los Angeles Times

She would later become the first Latina on the Ventura County Board of Supervisors.

From Los Angeles Times

When Alvarado appeared, one young Latina woman made her way through the crowd of reporters to talk to her.

From Slate

Far from L.A.’s suburban sprawl, a Salton Sea butcher is haunted by the disappearance of girls in a novel suffused in Latina and Indigenous cultures.

From Los Angeles Times