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Central America

noun

  1. continental North America, S of Mexico, usually considered as comprising Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. 227,933 sq. mi. (590,346 sq. km).


Central America

noun

  1. an isthmus joining the continents of North and South America, extending from the S border of Mexico to the NW border of Colombia and consisting of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Area: about 518 000 sq km (200 000 sq miles)


Central America

  1. Region in the southernmost portion of North America , linked to South America by the Isthmus of Panama ; includes Belize, Costa Rica , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Nicaragua , and Panama.


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Notes

The United States government has often taken the position that Central American affairs directly affect American interests. Accordingly, it has often provided financial and military aid to Central American governments and occasionally intervened militarily.
Countries in Central America (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by unstable governments and very low per capita income .

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Other Words From

  • Central American noun adjective

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Example Sentences

They have pushed into just about every other corner of the Caribbean and Central America where airports exist.

Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, and one of the most bio-diverse and beautiful.

According to Central America Data, it's a $390 million dollar a year industry.

When I was covering the wars in Central America, all of us knew that the archbishop would be killed.

And while Alliegro was on the lam in Central America, Rivera reportedly visited her several times.

Most of my observations are in keeping with Skutch's detailed report of the species in Central America.

He was a man of talent, and employed by government as charge d'affaire to Central America.

This variety of cigars, although of excellent flavor, is hardly known outside of Central America.

They proceeded on their voyage, having obtained the services of an old buccaneer who knew the coast of Central America well.

They also planted a few colonies along the coast of Central America, but at first these did not thrive.

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