Latin America


noun

the part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.

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Latin American, noun Lat·in-A·mer·i·can, noun, adjective

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Latin America

noun

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

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Latin America

A term applied to all of the Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking nations south of the United States.