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

See Examples For:

Latin America

Estuardo Mazariegos and Jose Ugarte, running against each other for a city council seat representing part of South Los Angeles, are immigrants from Latin America who arrived undocumented as children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Offshore activity in Latin America, Europe and Africa as well as Asia “more than offset” the impact of disruptions in the Middle East, SLB Chief Executive Olivier Le Peuch said Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

High concentrations of dengue hotspots are found in South and South East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Macky Sall, 64, is the only candidate not from Latin America, from where the next UN boss should come, according to convention.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Neither Europe nor Latin America were ready for them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis