spanish american

English - Turkish

Definition of spanish american in English Turkish dictionary

latin amerikalı

latin amerika

English - English

Definition of spanish american in English English dictionary

an American whose first language is Spanish

a resident of Latin America

Related Terms

Latin-American Spanish

The continuum of standard forms of Spanish spoken in Latin America; compare peninsular Spanish

American Spanish

The Spanish language as used in the Western Hemisphere

Spanish-American War

brief war between the United States and Spain in 1898 over Spanish rule in Cuba (resulted in Cuban independence and American annexation of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines)

Spanish-American War

A war between Spain and the United States in 1898, as a result of which Spain ceded Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, and Guam to the United States and abandoned all claim to Cuba, which became independent in 1902. a war in 1898 between the US and Spain, which the US started because it wanted Cuba to be independent from Spain and because the US battleship Maine was mysteriously destroyed by an explosion near Havana, Cuba. After Spain was defeated, Cuba became independent, and the US took control of the islands of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Theodore Roosevelt, who later became president, first became famous through his military success in this war, when he led a group of men called the Rough Riders. (1898) Conflict between the U.S. and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the New World. The war originated in Cuba's struggle for independence. The newspapers of William Randolph Hearst fanned U.S. sympathy for the rebels, which increased after the unexplained destruction of the U.S. warship Maine on Feb. 15, 1898. Congress passed resolutions declaring Cuba's right to independence and demanding that Spain withdraw its armed forces. Spain declared war on the U.S. on April

Spanish-American War

Commo. George Dewey led the naval squadron that defeated the Spanish fleet in the Philippines (see Battle of Manila Bay) on May 1, and Gen.William Shafter led regular troops and volunteers (including future U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders) in the destruction of Spain's Caribbean Sea fleet near Santiago, Cuba (July 17). In the Treaty of Paris (December 10), Spain renounced all claim to Cuba and ceded Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the U.S., marking the U.S.'s emergence as a world power

spanish-american war

a war between the United STates and Spain in 1898

Hyphenation

Span·ish A·me·ri·can

Turkish pronunciation

spänîş ımerıkın

Pronunciation

/ˈspanəsʜ əˈmerəkən/ /ˈspænɪʃ əˈmɛrəkən/