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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Lat′in Amer′ica,
Lat′in-A•mer′i•can, n., adj.
- Place Namesthe part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.
Lat′in-A•mer′i•can, n., adj.
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'Latin America' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alliance for Progress
- American Spanish
- Creole
- Federal District
- Global South
- Latin
- Latin American
- Nuevo León
- South America
- Spanish
- Third World
- alameda
- anis
- arabica coffee
- barriada
- cabildo
- cacique
- campesino
- colectivo
- compañera
- compañero
- criollo
- desaparecido
- fiesta
- gringa
- gringo
- hispanism
- independentista
- intendant
- junta
- la
- latifundio
- mestiza
- mestizo
- peasant
- pueblo
- rapido
- serape
- siesta
- tourista
- yanqui