Pan-American

[pan-uh-mer-i-kuhn]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or representing all the countries or people of North, Central, and South America.

Pan-American

adjective

1. of, relating to, or concerning North, South, and Central America collectively or the advocacy of political or economic unity among American countries

Other Word Forms

• Pan-Americanism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pan-American¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90