The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hispanic \His*pan"ic\, a. [L. Hispanicus.] Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hispanic adj 1: related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture; "the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly" [syn: Hispanic, Latino] n 1: an American whose first language is Spanish [syn: Spanish American, Hispanic American, Hispanic]