Central American
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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According to social media posts, the singer and a few band members set up on a grass lawn near a Central American fried chicken shop on 6th Street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Losses to agriculture, transport and insurance – with many other businesses and services closed – could lead Canada, Mexico and most Caribbean and Central American countries to declare states of emergency.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
On Wednesday, the government of Honduras placed 80 percent of that Central American country on drought alert.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Uefa's unease has been echoed by the Asian, South American and North and Central American Confederations.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Getting down to the level of quarks–the particles that make up particles–requires still more: trillions of volts of electricity and the budget of a small Central American nation.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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