World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshispanophone
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ee-span-oh-fon
"La population hispanophone en France est en augmentation."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or denoting people or communities that speak Spanish as their primary language.
"The Spanish-speaking population in the United States has grown significantly over the past few decades." - 2
Used to describe regions or countries where Spanish is the dominant language.
"Many Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America celebrate their cultural heritage through festivals."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'Spanish-speaking' is a compound adjective formed from 'Spanish', which originates from the Latin 'Hispanicus', referring to Spain, and 'speaking', derived from the Old English 'specan', meaning to talk or converse. The combination reflects the action of using the Spanish language, evolving in usage to describe communities and individuals who communicate in Spanish.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spanish-speaking" is said worldwide
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hispanophone
Transliteration: ee-span-oh-fon
"La population hispanophone en France est en augmentation."
spanischsprachig
Transliteration: shpan-ish-shprah-khig
"Die spanischsprachige Gemeinschaft in Deutschland wächst."
ispanofono
Transliteration: ee-spah-noh-foh-no
"La comunità ispanofona in Italia è molto attiva."
hispanohablante
Transliteration: ees-pah-noh-ah-blan-te
"La población hispanohablante en España es diversa."
hispanofalante
Transliteration: ee-span-oh-fah-lan-che
"A comunidade hispanofalante no Brasil é significativa."
स्पेनिश बोलने वाला
Transliteration: spenish bolne wala
"भारत में स्पेनिश बोलने वालों की संख्या बढ़ रही है।"
讲西班牙语的
Transliteration: jiǎng xībānyá yǔ de
"中国有越来越多讲西班牙语的人。"
스페인어를 사용하는
Transliteration: seupein-eoreul sayonghaneun
"한국에는 스페인어를 사용하는 사람들이 많아지고 있습니다."
スペイン語を話す
Transliteration: supeingo o hanasu
"日本にはスペイン語を話す人が増えています。"
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