Spanish America
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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How to use Spanish America in a sentence
The two great examples of English and Spanish America are before our eyes.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3) | Elliott CouesSimilar conditions may be pointed to in Peru and other countries of Spanish-America.
Mexico | Charles Reginald EnockThe jaguar is found throughout all the tropical countries of Spanish America, and is oftener called tiger than jaguar.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidThey have been driven also to Spanish America, and we find Spanish word-books and grammars written for them.
The development of this feeling was somewhat earlier there, than in other parts of Spanish America.
Great Events in the History of North and South America | Charles A. Goodrich
British Dictionary definitions for Spanish America
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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