Latin American

American  

[lat-n uh-mer-i-kuhn] / ˈlæt n əˈmɛr ɪ kən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Latin America or its inhabitants.

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noun

1. a citizen or resident of Latin America.

Latin American British  

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Latin America

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adjective

1. of or relating to Latin America or its inhabitants

Etymology

Origin of Latin American

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Then came US sanctions against any imports from the Latin American country.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The security situation in Venezuela remains delicate, security consultants say, but broadly in line with—if still somewhat worse than—other Latin American countries that struggle with violence, like Mexico and Colombia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The parents we followed through the arrest process were originally from a range of mostly Latin American countries: Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and Ecuador.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

The only previous Latin American UN secretary general was Peruvian diplomat Javier Perez de Cuellar, who served between 1982 and 1991.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

But why hide 'Jason Taylor' under an inaccessible symbolist and a Latin American revolutionary?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell