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Definition: Latino |
LatinoAdjective1. Related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain; "the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly". Noun1. An American whose first language was Spanish. 2. An artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Census | See Spanish/Hispanic/Latino. (references) |
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Humans Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Genus: Homo Species: Sapiens Binomial name Homo sapiens Biologists classify humans as a species (Homo sapiens) of primates and the only surviving species of the genus Homo. The species is commonly referred to as "humankind" or "humanity" and its members as "humans", "human beings" or "people". The species name Homo sapiens is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Man is a male human being and woman is a female human being. All current humans, from across all areas of the Earth, are of this species.
According to mainstream biology, the closest living evolutionary relatives to humans are the two species of chimpanzee Pan troglodytes ("common chimp") and Pan paniscus ("pygmy chimp" or "Bonobo"), and to a lesser degree other hominoids such as orangutans and gorillas. Biologists have compared a sequence of DNA base pairs between humans and chimpanzees, and estimated an overall genetic difference of 5% [1]. It has been estimated that the human lineage diverged from that of chimpanzees about 5 million years ago, and from gorillas about 8 million years ago. However, recent news reports of a hominid skull approximately 7 million years old already showing a divergence from the ape lineage strongly suggests an earlier divergence. Some scientists argue that bonobos, chimpanzees and, possibly, gorillas should be lumped into the genus Homo, but this is currently a minority opinion.
Various religious groups have raised objections and controversy concerning the theory of humanity's evolution from a common ancestor with the other hominoids. See creationism and argument from evolution for opposing points of view.
Physical characteristics
Image of a Caucasian man and woman, taken from
the Pioneer 11 spacecraft image.
(Public domain image)The body of humans is described in the human anatomy group of articles. Humans have a wide range of variability in physical and other characteristics.
The evolution of Homo sapiens is characterized by a number of important trends:
How these trends are related, in what ways they have been adaptive, and what their role is in the evolution of complex social organization and culture, are matters of ongoing debate among physical anthropologists.
- expansion of the brain cavity and brain itself, which is typically about 1,400 cm3 in volume, well over twice that of a chimpanzee or gorilla. Some physical anthropologists argue that a reorganization of the structure of the brain is more important than cranial expansion itself.
- canine tooth reduction.
- bipedal locomotion
- descent of the larynx (which makes possible the production of the complex sound known as vocal language).
Although body size is highly heritable, it is also significantly influenced by environmental and cultural factors such as diet. The mean height of an American adult female is 162 centimetres and the mean weight is 62 kg. Males are typically heavier - 175 cm and 78 kilogram. Humans vary substantially around these means, and the means themselves have varied depending on locality and historical factors.
Human children, typically weighing 3-4 kilograms and 50-60 centimetres in height, are born after a nine-month gestation period. Helpless at birth, they continue to grow for some years, typically reaching sexual maturity at around 12-15 years of age. Boys continue growing for some time after this, often only reaching their maximum height around the age of 18. The average human lifespan is approaching 80 years in wealthy nations, with the assistance of science and technology.
See also human physical appearance.
Homo sapiens compared to other species
Humans often consider themselves to be the "dominant" species on Earth, and the most advanced in intelligence and ability to manage their environment. This belief is especially strong in Western culture, and is based in part in the Biblical Creation story in which Adam is explicitly given dominion over the Earth and all of its creatures.
Biologists and scientists in general, though, do not consider "dominant" to be a useful term, because the adaptive value of any trait or complex of traits depends on the niche and is highly mutable. From a scientific standpoint, Homo sapiens certainly is among the most generalized species on Earth. Smaller and simpler animals such as bacteria and insects greatly surpass humans in population size and diversity of species, but few single species occupy as many diverse environments as humans. Many other species, for example, are adapted to specific environments, whereas humans rely on tools such as clothing and manufactured shelter, which are themselves often produced and used through complex social interactions.
The use of tools and the ability to alter their environment (building shelter, weaving fabrics for clothing, language, and the development of complex social relationships and structures, etc.) has been cited as a characteristic which distinguishes humans from other animals. This difference, however, is not absolute, as ethologists have recorded such behaviors in many species. Apes and even birds, for example, are known to "fish" for insects using blades of grass or twigs, and even to shape the tools for that purpose. No other animal uses tools to the same degree or with the same flexibility as Homo sapiens. Similarly, other animals often have simple methods of communication, but the degree to which humans create and use complex grammar and abstract concepts in language has not been seen in any other species, despite much effort to find it.
Chomskian linguistics holds that a distinguishing feature of humans is that we are the only extant species with a language instinct - a genetic predisposition that produces a brain mechanism whose function is to acquire a language by observing those around us.
Some anthropologists think that these readily observable characteristics (toolmaking and language) are based on a less easily observable mental process that might be unique among humans: the ability to think symbolically. That is, humans can think abstractly about concepts and ideas. They can question, use logic, understand mathematical concepts, and so on in ways that no other animals are known to do, although several species have demonstrated some ability in this area. Nor have other animals demonstrated any remotely comparable ability to plan their actions. This belief is why the species was named Homo sapiens, sometimes translated as "Man the Thinker". Note, however, that the extinct species of the Homo genus (eg, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo erectus) were also adept tool users and there is some evidence that they may have had linguistic skills. Moreover, there are many other animals alive today which use tools, so the idea that making and using tools is a defining characteristic of humans is often considered outdated.
While humans have all these characteristics, from the biological viewpoint "what distinguishes humans from all other animals?" is an odd question: there's no one thing that makes cats, dolphins, or song sparrows unique. Finding other species that shape tools or can use sign language may shed light on human evolution, but it doesn't erase the differences between humans and related species.
See also: Evolution of Homo sapiens, human condition, man, woman, child, humanoid, human variability
Human activity
- Dreaming
- Reading
- Writing
- Listening
- Knowledge
External link
- A Look at Modern Human Origins
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Human."
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A Latino is a person of Latin American heritage, or of the Latin-American culture. The feminine form of the word is "Latina".See Hispanic and Chicano
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Latino."
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal government's definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. For the 2000 census the census bureau considers race to be separate from Hispanic origin.Because of changes to definitions the census bureau warns the following:
- The question on race for Census 2000 was different from the one for the 1990 census in several ways. Most significantly, respondents were given the option of selecting one or more race categories to indicate their racial identities. Because of these changes, the Census 2000 data on race are not directly comparable with data from the 1990 census or earlier censuses. Caution must be used when interpreting changes in the racial composition of the U.S. population over time.
Definitions
The following definitions apply to the 2000 census only.
- White refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "White" or wrote in entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Near Easterner, Arab, or Polish.
- Black or African American refers to people having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Black, African Am., or Negro", or wrote in entries such as African American, Afro American, Nigerian, or Haitian.
- American Indian and Alaska Native refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. It includes people who indicated their race or races by marking this category or writing in their principal or enrolled tribe, such as Rosebud Sioux, Chippewa, or Navajo.
- Asian refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Asian Indian", "Chinese", "Filipino", "Korean", "Japanese", "Vietnamese", or "Other Asian", or wrote in entries such as Burmese, Hmong, Pakistani, or Thai. (See also: Asian American)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Native Hawaiian", "Guamanian or Chamorro", "Samoan", or "Other Pacific Islander", or wrote in entries such as Tahitian, Mariana Islander, or Chuukese. (See also: American Pacific Islander)
- Some other race was included in 2000 census for respondents who were unable to identify with the five Office of Management and Budget race categories. Respondents who provided write-in entries such as Moroccan, South African, Belizean, or a Hispanic origin (for example, Mexican, Puerto Rican, or Cuban) are included in the "Some other race" category.
Reference
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-1.pdf
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Race (US Census)."
Synonyms: LatinoSynonyms: Hispanic (n), Hispanic American (n), Spanish American (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Latino |
| English words defined with "Latino": Latino sine flexione. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Latino": general coding ♦ Hispanic or Latino origin, hundred percent data ♦ Listed below are the 28 Hispanic or Latino categories displayed in Census 2000 tabulations ♦ Public Law 94-171 Summary Files ♦ Sample Data Summary Files, Short form, Spanish/Hispanic/Latino, Summary File 1, Summary File 2, Summary File 3, Summary File 4. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Latino" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (dago), Esperanto (Latin), French (spic), Italian (lateen, Latin), Papiamen (Latin), Portuguese (hispanic, lateen, latin), Samoan (Latin), Spanish (lateen, Latin). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Le Sette vipere: Il marito latino (1964) Amor latino (2000) Latino Laugh Festival (1997) Amante Latino (1979) Maschio latino cercasi (1977) | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | African-American and Latino communities experience disproportionate infection. (references) | |
Five randomized controlled trials used cognitive and behavioral skills training and targeted male and female, African-American, Latino, and European-American adolescents in health clinics and inner-city schools. (references) | ||
Among gay men, the infection rate is increasing among African-American, Latino, and younger men. Injecting drug users are at increased risk because of conditions in their communities, including unavailability of sterile injecting equipment, dealer provision of infected needles, and social situations that encourage multiperson reuse of needles and other drug paraphernalia. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Latino" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 73.91% of the time. "Latino" is used about 23 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 73.91% | 17 | 85,106 |
| Noun (proper) | 26.09% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Total | 100.00% | 23 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Latino" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Latino | Last name | 300 | 26,373 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Mexico | Acer Computec Latino America SA de CV | Peru | Banco Latino |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expression using "Latino": latino sine flexione. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Latino": latino-american, Latino-americano, latino-anglo. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
latino | 843 | sexo latino | 60 |
latino chat | 586 | chino latino | 60 |
latino gay | 183 | latino cock | 59 |
latino mix | 147 | mtv latino | 56 |
ritmo latino | 134 | nude latino man | 55 |
latino girl | 127 | 8th latino street | 54 |
latino porn | 123 | gay latino man | 53 |
latino man | 121 | gay latino porn | 53 |
latino sex | 120 | latino dick | 50 |
latino music | 114 | latino ass | 44 |
latino pussy | 111 | latino stud | 40 |
latino woman | 97 | nude latino woman | 40 |
105.9 latino mix | 92 | rock latino | 40 |
latino babe | 74 | latino teen | 37 |
latino model | 72 | aol latino | 36 |
latino boy | 67 | barrio latino | 35 |
latino fan club | 64 | latino art | 34 |
disney latino | 63 | latino hunk | 33 |
estereo latino | 63 | free latino porn | 33 |
latino nude | 61 | mundo latino | 33 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Latino"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | latino-amerikan (latino-american). (various references) | |
French | latino-américain (latino-american). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | atinolay.(various references) | |
Russian | выходец из Латинской Америки. (various references) | |
Turkish | amerika'da yaşayan latin kökenli kimse. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Latino": latinos. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Latino": gelatinous, gelatinously, gelatinousness, gelatinousnesses, platinocyanide, platinocyanides. (additional references) | |
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"Latino" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Altenhow, Altin, Lanino, Lasinio, Lastovo, Latimor, latina, latinne, Latona, Latyne, Lethnot, Licino, Liriano, Luchino, Lucino, Platano, Vattimo. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Latino" (pronounced lÄtē"nō or lutē"nō) |
| 4 | -t ē" n ō | andantino. |
| 3 | -ē" n ō | amino, bambino, cappuccino, casino, Cassino, Chino, fino, keno, ladino, lino, maraschino, Merino, neutrino, palomino, wino. |
| 4 | -t ē" n ō | andantino. |
| 3 | -ē" n ō | amino, bambino, cappuccino, casino, Cassino, Chino, fino, keno, ladino, lino, maraschino, Merino, neutrino, palomino, wino. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: talion. | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-l-n-o-t" | |
-1 letter: aloin, notal, talon, tolan, tonal. | |
-2 letters: alit, alto, anil, anti, into, iota, lain, lati, lino, lint, lion, loan, loin, lota, loti, nail, naoi, noil, nota, tail, tain, tali, toil, tola. | |
-3 letters: ail, ain, ait, alt, ani, ant, ion, lat, lin, lit, lot, nil, nit, not, oat, oil, tan, tao, til, tin, ton. | |
-4 letters: ai. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-l-n-o-t" | |
+1 letter: alation, antilog, antlion, elation, latinos, outlain, talions, toenail. | |
+2 letters: ablation, ablution, abutilon, alations, anticold, antilock, antilogs, antilogy, antipole, antiroll, antlions, anviltop, biathlon, bloating, boltonia, cilantro, contrail, daltonic, delation, dilation, elations, flatiron, floating, gelation, gloating, halation, horntail, illation, inflator, insolate, intaglio, lactonic, lanosity, lavation, laxation, legation, libation, ligation, loathing, lobation, locating, location, lunation, luxation, mannitol, motional, national, nodality, nontidal, notarial, notional, oblation, oppilant, optional, oriental, platonic, ponytail, rational, relation, solating, solation, stallion, tailbone, talapoin, toenails, tonality, tonsilar, totaling, trigonal, trinodal, volitant. | |
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