The English word Latino (Latina is the feminine form) derives from the Spanish word latinoamericano ^*(the Portuguese word is latino-americano) and most often refers to inhabitants of Latin America, and their descendents living outside of Latin America. Its usual connotation is Ibero-American or Spanish American; Francophone Canadians are not normally referred to as Latino, even though they speak a Romance language.

The concept of "Latin America" was coined by the French in the 1800s as a means of legitimizing French influence over the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas; compare Latin Europe. Napoleon III, cited Amérique Latine and Indochine as goals for expansion during his reign. He proposed the Monarchy in Mexico headed by the Austrian Archduke Maximillian or Maximilian I of Mexico. The term emphasized a common culture and history of the Latin-speaking peoples, as opposed to the Germanic language-speaking countries of "Anglo-America".

Use in Latin America

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In Latin America, the term latino is generally used for people of Latin-speaking cultures, from both Old and New Worlds. Most people in Latin America consider "Latino" to be a cultural or a lifestyle rather than a racial term. Many Latin Americans therefore describe themselves as "Latino" whether they are of white, black, Amerindian or mixed descent thereof. For this reason an Argentinian of Polish descent, a Peruvian of Japanese descent, a Cuban of Spanish descent and a Guatemalan of indigenous Mayan descent are all considered Latinos. Latino normally is considered to mean a common Spanish cultural heritage and the Spanish people of Spain are sometimes (but not always) included in the definition. However, the related term Ladino in Central America has connotations of class and sometimes race.

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