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Central American

British  

adjective

  1. of or relating to Central America or its inhabitants

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Central America

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The owner said he doesn’t know how many of his hundreds of farmworkers — half of them Mexican and half of them Central American — are undocumented.

From Los Angeles Times

While the US does import coffee from Central American countries including Guatemala, Brazil is the top coffee exporter to the US, according to data from the Agriculture Department, and is not covered by the deal.

From BBC

The 1987 movie features Schwarzenegger’s Dutch leading a multiracial band of bros on a black ops mission to eliminate guerrillas in a Central American jungle, only to be butchered by an invisible stalker from space.

From Salon

Guatemala's government announced Tuesday that the United States would send an FBI team to help capture gang leaders whose jailbreak has triggered a security crisis in the Central American country.

From Barron's

Kast, meanwhile, is looking to the Central American country of El Salvador for inspiration on crushing criminal gangs.

From Barron's