[QUOTE=Clough]Here is something else from the following site:
Latin - definition of Latin by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
Lat·in (ltn)
n.
1.
a. The Indo-European language of the ancient Latins and Romans and the most important cultural language of western Europe until the end of the 17th century.
b. The Latin language and literature from the end of the third century b.c. to the end of the second century a.d.
2.
a. A member of a Latin people, especially a native or inhabitant of Latin America.
b. A Latino or Latina.
3. A native or resident of ancient Latium.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or composed in Latin: a Latin scholar; Latin verse.
2.
a. Of or relating to ancient Rome, its people, or its culture.
b. Of or relating to Latium, its people, or its culture.
3. Of or relating to the languages that developed from Latin, such as Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, or to the peoples that speak them.
4.
a. Of or relating to the peoples, countries, or cultures of Latin America.
b. Of or relating to Latinos or their culture.
5. Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.[/QUOTE
Incorrect definition: Even though the Latins originated in the province of Latium (now Lazio) in Italy, the Latin language was incorporated by the Romans after they defeated the next door Latins. The Latin or lingua Latina became the language of Roman Italy and after that the language of the Roman world.
All the Italians became Latins.
Most of the above definition are out of the real Roman Italy and Roman Europe historical development. People of "Latin America" are not culturally Latins. Latin America ceased to exist 200 years ago.
REAL LATINS-REAL LATINOS
ITALIANS ARE THE ONLY LATINOS /LATINAS.