| Latin America | |
| —n | |
| those areas of America whose official languages are Spanish and Portuguese, derived from Latin: South America, Central America, Mexico, and certain islands in the Caribbean | |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| Latin American | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a native or inhabitant of Latin America |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to Latin America or its inhabitants |
A term applied to all of the Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking nations south of the United States.