Latin may refer to:

* Latin, an ancient language
* Latins, or Latini, an ancient people living in central Italy
* Latin is an adjective that relates to Roman culture, cf. "Latin literature", "Latin writers".
* Latin an adjective that relates to countries of Latin-based cultures, in Europe and in America.
* Latin is sometimes used in the United States as a synonym for Latin-American only. (cf. US slang Latino.)
* Latin peoples, the people that their mother tongue is a Romance language
* Latin Europe, consisting of south-west Europe where languages derived from Latin are spoken.
* Latin America, consisting of most, albeit not all, of Central and South America.
* Latino, in US English, a term used for a person of Latin American origin (cf. Hispanic)
* Latin American music as a contraction for Latin-American music
* the Latin alphabet

See also

* Ladino
* Pig Latin