Hispanism

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɪspənɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(his′pə niz′əm)


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his•pa•nism  (his′pə niz′əm),USA pronunciation n. (often cap.)
  1. Sociologya movement in Latin America for the promotion of Spanish or of native culture and influence. Cf. hispanidad.
  2. a word, phrase, feature, etc., associated with Spain or Latin America.
  • Spanish hispanismo, equivalent. to hispan(o) Spanish (see Hispano-) + -ismo -ism
  • 1945–50

'Hispanism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hispanidad

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