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)
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Cen′tral Amer′ica,
- Place Namescontinental North America, S of Mexico, usually considered as comprising Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. 18,600,000;
227,933 sq. mi. (590,346 sq. km).
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'Central America' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
America
- Belize
- CA
- Carib
- Caribbean Sea
- Carolina jessamine
- Central American
- Chibchan
- Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Fonseca
- Guatemala
- Guija
- Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
- Honduras
- Latin America
- León
- Mesoamerica
- Mexican fruitfly
- Middle America
- Miranda
- Moses-in-the-cradle
- Mosquito Coast
- Nahuatl
- Nahuatlan
- Nicaragua
- Pan-American
- Panama
- South America
- Spanish
- Spanish America
- Toltec
- West Indies
- Yucatán
- acerola
- agouti
- aguardiente
- banana republic
- bandito
- bellbird
- blue grosbeak
- ca'
- cat's-claw
- caucho
- cenote
- chachalaca
- chicha
- cochineal
- cochineal cactus