[mez-oh-uh-mer-i-kuh, mes-, mee-zoh-, -soh-] 
| 1. | Anthropology, Archaeology. the area extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua in which diverse pre-Columbian civilizations flourished. |
| 2. | (loosely) Central America. |
| Mes·o·a·mer·i·ca (měz'ō-ə-měr'ĭ-kə, měs'-) A region extending south and east from central Mexico to include parts of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In pre-Columbian times it was inhabited by diverse civilizations, including the Mayan and the Olmec. Mes'o·a·mer'i·can adj. & n. |
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