Latin America

American  

[lat-n uh-mer-i-kuh] / ˈlæt n əˈmɛr ɪ kə /

noun

1. the part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.

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Latin America British  

noun

1. those areas of America whose official languages are Spanish and Portuguese, derived from Latin: South America, Central America, Mexico, and certain islands in the Caribbean

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Latin America Cultural  

1. A term applied to all of the Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking nations south of the United States.

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Other Word Forms

• Latin American
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Latin America

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Latin America

Looking to expand, Driscoll’s executives toured Latin America and Asia around 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

But India's efforts have had "limited success" in making deeper inroads in Africa and Latin America, where China has been more successful.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wraps up a whirlwind tour of Latin America in Peru on Thursday, deepening cooperation with a new bloc of conservative governments and pressing the fight against regional drug cartels.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

And in June, in an unprecedented move in Latin America, a Brazilian court tightened regulations on digital platforms regarding their role in spreading disinformation and hate speech.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Other secret messages were sent by companies in Latin America.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield