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Old 02-09-2006, 02:47 PM  
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I think that "Latina Girl" is redundant in the same way "female mother" might be.



Latina adj.

Usage Note: The use of the feminine nouns Latina and Chicana is perfectly proper in American English, and failure to do so (as in She is a Latino) may sometimes be resented.

Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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