Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A specialist in Spanish or Portuguese or in literature written in Spanish or Portuguese.
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- noun Someone specialising in the study of
Hispanic culture, language etc.
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Examples
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"Spain: A Unique History" opens unusually, too, with a chapter of nearly 30 autobiographical pages closely describing the stages by which Mr. Payne became a Hispanist and professor.
Taking A Separate Path David Pryce-Jones 2011
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And as a Hispanist, I fully expected to be horrified at the portrayal of Philip, and was duly rewarded.
Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2007
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The biographies of both Juan Deza and Peter Wheeler are drawn from life: the former is inspired by the novelist's own father - Julián Marías, a well-known philosopher and writer who was briefly imprisoned after the Civil War and barred for many years from teaching in Spain - and the latter by Sir Peter Russell, an esteemed Hispanist whom Marías came to know at Oxford, and whose feats on behalf of British intelligence were perhaps as numerous as his academic accomplishments.
bookforum.com 2009
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The biographies of both Juan Deza and Peter Wheeler are drawn from life: the former is inspired by the novelist's own father - Julián Marías, a well-known philosopher and writer who was briefly imprisoned after the Civil War and barred for many years from teaching in Spain - and the latter by Sir Peter Russell, an esteemed Hispanist whom Marías came to know at Oxford, and whose feats on behalf of British intelligence were perhaps as numerous as his academic accomplishments.
bookforum.com 2009
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