inter-American

[ in-ter-uh-mer-i-kuhn ]
/ ˌɪn tər əˈmɛr ɪ kən /

adjective

of or relating to some or all of the countries of North, Central, and South America.

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Origin of inter-American

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby inter-American

interagency, inter alia, inter alios, inter-Allied, interalveolar septum, inter-American, interarch distance, interarticular, interarticular cartilage, interarticular fibrocartilage, interatomic
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