Asian country had Latin converts (8)
I believe the answer is:
thailand
'asian country' is the definition.
(Thailand is an example)
'had latin converts' is the wordplay.
'converts' indicates anagramming the letters.
'had'+'latin'='hadlatin'
'hadlatin' is an anagram of 'THAILAND'.
(Other definitions for thailand that I've seen before include "Asian nation" , "Former Siam" , "Formerly Siam" , "SE Asian country" , "Country of southeastern Asia" .)