Central American
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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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
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