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Ethnic Groups in Latin America and the Caribbean
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Group | People in a region who share ancestry , language, and culture. |
| Mullatoes | A person of mixed African and European ancestry. |
| Mestizos | A person of mixed Native American and Spanish(or Portuguese) ancestry |
| Day of the Dead | A festival that combines Native American beliefs about the afterlife with Roman Catholic beliefs. |
| Roman Catholic Church | The major economic and political power to overrule the traditional ways of the region.(Latin America) |
| Cultural Diffusion | When people move(migrate) from one place to another bringing their language and traditions with them. |
| Indigenous Civilizations | Aztecs,Toltecs,Caribs,Tupi,and Inca |
| Romance Languages | French ,Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish. |
| Latin America | Refers to the Spanish-speaking ,Portuguese speaking and French speaking countries(except Canada)of North America , South America,Central America and the West Indies. |
| Portuguese | official language of Brazil. |