Lat.

Definitions of Lat.
  1. noun
    any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
    synonyms: Latijn
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    Neolatijn
    Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature
    Italiaan, Italiaans
    the Romance language spoken in Italy
    Frans
    the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
    Portugees
    the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
    Galiciër
    a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect
    Castiliaans, Spaans
    the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
    Catalaan, Catalaans, Cataloniër
    the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)
  2. noun
    the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
    synonyms: Grieks, Latijn
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    Nieuwgrieks
    the Greek language as spoken and written today
    Oudgrieks
    the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire
    Nieuwgrieks
    the modern Greek vernacular
    Ionisch
    the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
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    Indo-europees, Indo-germaans, Indogermaans
    the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
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