Central American
Britishadjective
noun
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At UCLA, professors in the Chicana/o and Central American Studies program — its founding dates to a 1993 hunger strike modeled after ones Chávez did — voted to remove his name from the department.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
The National Museum said the bones were found by accident on private property in Cartago province of the Central American country, east of the capital San Jose.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
She will become the second woman to govern the Central American nation after Laura Chinchilla, who was elected president in 2010.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
But there was a growing perception that China was rapidly gaining a foothold and influence in the Central American nation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Chiapas is fed up with Central American migrants, says Hugo Angeles Cruz, a professor and migration expert at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur in Tapachula.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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