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spanish-american

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It probably would have been taken by the US in the Spanish-American War, just like the Philippines were.

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Quick take

Synonym of Hispanic American.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

Synonym of Hispanic American.

adjective

Synonym of Hispanic American.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for spanish-american.

noun

Synonym of Hispanic American.

adjective

Synonym of Hispanic American.

Example sentences

1

It probably would have been taken by the US in the Spanish-American War, just like the Philippines were.

2

When citing the Monroe doctrine, people tend to forget the Spanish-American war, which was its most significant outcome.

3

The Spanish-American war, the Mexican-American war, the war of 1812, and the brutalities conducted under the umbrella of manifest destiny come to mind.

4

Yes, let's pretend neither the Spanish-American or Mexican-American wars ever happened.

5

In 1913, the US was just wrapping up fifteen years of bloody guerilla warfare in the Phillippines after starting the Spanish-American war and the Phillippine-American war.

6

It's not going to stop till the trillion or so it cost to stop the world economy collapsing is about as valuable as the outfitting for the Spanish-American war.

7

) and could be faulted for the Spanish-American war.

8

It's instructive to compare this with America's first outing on the international stage, the Spanish-American war (1895-98), which was rapidly followed by the Philippine-American war (1899-1902), when the newly-acquired territory of the Philippines promptly rebelled.

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Journalists started doing this in the 20s[1] after a series of events, including the Spanish-American war, made the awful potential of ethical lapses in journalism obvious to everyone.[2] We can't continue to maintain the reflexive belief that technology is neutral and is only dangerous depending on how it's used.

Quote examples

1

Reminds me of Hearst running the headline, "How do you like the Journal's War?" taking credit for the Spanish-American war.

2

That the word "boondock" comes from Tagalog, and likely entered the English lexicon in the early 20th century as a result of the Spanish-American war.

3

"Yellow journalism" was so bad that the namesake of the Pulitzer Prizes is blamed for fueling the Spanish-American war.

4

"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all others" May I remind you: the Government (and Media) lied about the USS Maine so that we'd get into the Spanish-American war.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use spanish-american in a sentence?

It probably would have been taken by the US in the Spanish-American War, just like the Philippines were.

What does spanish-american mean?

Synonym of Hispanic American.

What part of speech is spanish-american?

spanish-american is commonly used as noun, adjective.