Latin America

[lat-n uh-mer-i-kuh]

noun

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

Latin America

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

Latin America

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

Other Word Forms

• Latin American adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Latin America¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

If Mr. Milei can make his free-market reforms an economic and political success, the lesson will spread to the rest of Latin America and beyond.

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He said the site employed a large contingent of workers who’d recently immigrated from Latin America, including many who lacked proper documentation.

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The 58-year-old, forced to live in hiding for much of the past year, was hailed by the Nobel Committee as "one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times".

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The Nobel committee called her “one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent time,” and we’d drop the geographic caveat.

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She hopes through the help of him, the US, other nations in Latin America and "democratic nations of the world", Venezuela will "achieve freedom and democracy."

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