Spanish America

noun

the Spanish-speaking countries south of the U.S.: Mexico, Central America (with the exception of Belize), South America (with the exceptions of Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname), and most of the West Indies.

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Unlike her sister, she could not be satisfied with the cloister-like life of the young girls of Spanish-America.

The White Mice |Richard Harding Davis
This body was the supreme legislative and judicial authority, under the king, of Spanish-America.

The Colonization of North America |Herbert Eugene Bolton
But the world grows wiser slowly, and Spanish-America not more rapidly.

Mexico |Charles Reginald Enock
Just the book for the merchant dealing with Spanish-America.

The Boat Club |Oliver Optic

Similar conditions may be pointed to in Peru and other countries of Spanish-America.

Mexico |Charles Reginald Enock

British Dictionary definitions for spanish america

Spanish America

noun

the parts of America colonized by Spaniards from the 16th century onwards and now chiefly Spanish-speaking: includes all of South America (except Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, and Surinam), Central America (except Belize), Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and a number of small Caribbean islands

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Spanish America

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