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When you review the Central American wars or other Latin American wars, you find that there were dictators and there were insurgents.
Alvaro Uribe

Meaning of "Central American" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CENTRAL AMERICAN

Central American play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENTRAL AMERICAN

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determiner
exclamation
Central American can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES CENTRAL AMERICAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Central American

Central America

Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent. Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Central America is part of the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot, which extends from northern Guatemala through central Panama. The Middle America Trench runs on the Central American Pacific coast. Central America is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, the North Pacific Ocean to the west, and Colombia to the south-east, which is also the most southern point of North America. Central America is an area of 524,000 square kilometers, or almost 0.1% of the Earth's surface. As of 2009, its population was estimated at 41,739,000. It has a density of 77 people per square kilometer.

Definition of Central American in the English dictionary

The definition of Central American in the dictionary is of or relating to Central America or its inhabitants. Other definition of Central American is a native or inhabitant of Central America.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CENTRAL AMERICAN

Central African Empire
Central African Federation
Central African Republic
Central America
central angle
Central Asia
Central Asian
central bank
Central Bedfordshire
central casting
Central Committee
Central Daylight Time
Central Europe
Central European
Central European Time
central government
central heating
Central India Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
Central Karoo

WORDS THAT END LIKE CENTRAL AMERICAN

African
African-American
all-American
American
Anglo-American
Asian-American
Early American
East African
Latin American
Mexican
Native American
North African
North American
Pan-African
Pan-American
pro-American
South African
South American
Spanish-American
un-American
West African

Synonyms and antonyms of Central American in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Central American» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CENTRAL AMERICAN

Find out the translation of Central American to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Central American from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Central American» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中美洲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

centroamericana
570 millions of speakers

English

Central American
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मध्य अमेरिकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أمريكا الوسطى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Центральной Америки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

América Central
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেন্ট্রাল আমেরিকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Amérique centrale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Amerika Tengah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zentralamerika
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中央アメリカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중앙 아메리카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amérika Tengah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Trung Mỹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மத்திய அமெரிக்கன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेंट्रल अमेरिकन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Orta Amerika
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Centro America
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ameryki Środkowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Центральної Америки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

America Centrală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κεντρικής Αμερικής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sentraal-Amerikaanse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Centralamerika
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Central American
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Central American

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTRAL AMERICAN»

The term «Central American» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.364 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTRAL AMERICAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Central American

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3 QUOTES WITH «CENTRAL AMERICAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Central American.
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Alexis Arguello
I made a gym, it's the best gym in Nicaragua, I have kids that this year July 6th through the 11th will be fighting and then will go on to the Central American Games and I'm sure at least one will win a gold medal.
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Stephen F. Lynch
If you consider that a typical Central American consumer earns only a small fraction of an average American worker's wages, it becomes clear that CAFTA's true goal is not to the increase U.S. exports.
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Alvaro Uribe
When you review the Central American wars or other Latin American wars, you find that there were dictators and there were insurgents.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENTRAL AMERICAN»

Discover the use of Central American in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Central American and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Seeking Refuge: Central American Migration to Mexico, the ...
In this incisive book, María Cristina García tells the story of that migration and how domestic and foreign policy interests shaped the asylum policies of Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
María Cristina García, 2006
2
Cooking the Central American Way: Culturally Authentic Foods ...
The seven countries of Central America share many culinary traditions, while offering their own unique specialty dishes.
Alison Behnke, 2005
3
Central American Wars 1959-89
This text, enhanced by colour plates and numerous photographs, examines the history of the Central American Wars by country, from 1959 to 1989, detailing the organization and uniforms of the combatants.
Carlos Caballero Jurado, Nigel Thomas, 1990
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Literature and Politics in the Central American Revolutions
John Beverley, Marc Zimmerman. as a civic function. Ramírez argues that in Central America the “detour” of modernista cosmopolitanism was necessary to the evolution of a fully developed regional literature. Costumbrismo in bothits Liberal ...
John Beverley, Marc Zimmerman, 2014
5
Paths to Central American prehistory
This landmark volume brings together contributions by some of the most distinguished pioneers of Central American archaeology as well as those of younger scholars from North America, Europe, and Central America.
Frederick W. Lange, 1996
6
Waiting On Washington: Central American Workers in the ...
Repak plots the career trajectories of numerous Central American immigrant women and men to illustrate the array of the women's responses, gender differences in the migration and assimilation experience, the availability of work, and the ...
Terry Repak, 2010
7
Super Simple South and Central American Art: Fun and Easy ...
This book features fun and unique South & Central American crafts that have been adapted in an easy, step-by-step activity format with pictures for a young crafter.
Alex Kuskowski, 2012
8
The Central American Crisis Reader
A collection of articles, papers and other documents reveal conditions in Central America, from Colonial times to the present
Robert S. Leiken, Barry M. Rubin, 1987
9
Life Histories of Central American Birds: Families ...
Pacific Coast Avifauna No. 31. Edited By Alden H. Miller And Frank A. Pitelka.
Alexander Frank Skutch, 2013
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Mexican and Central American Antiquities, Calendar Systems, ...
UNITY OF MEXICAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN CIVILI ZATION The Zapotecs and their kindred were a nation unrelated to the Mexicans. If they can be classed with any of the great language groups belonging to the region of the ancient ...
Charles Pickering Bowditch, Eduard Seler, 1904

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENTRAL AMERICAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Central American is used in the context of the following news items.
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Suffolk's Katy Sealy wins gold at Central American Championships
Bawdsey-based heptathlete Katy Sealy won the Central American Championship title for Belize in Nicaragua last week. Email; Print. To send a ... «Ipswich Star, Jul 15»
2
2 migrants die in truck crash in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two Central American migrants died and a dozen more were injured when a truck carrying 41 migrants overturned in ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
3
New US policy of little help to Central American families who live in …
He went on to say: “Our larger hope is that Central American families will heed our repeated calls to find a safe and lawful path for the migration ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Is this the world's murder capital?
The Central American nation, which sits near Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, was last month ravaged by 677 murders — more than any ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
5
Marines offer tougher training in Central American exercise
Marines turned up the heat in Belize during an annual partnership exercise this month, offering more demanding training, as well as new ... «Marine Corps Times, Jun 15»
6
Kevin Hannes: Coordinated federal response to Central American
The tens of thousands of unaccompanied Central American children illegally crossing the Southwest border last summer created a ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
7
Donald Trump doubles down on Mexico comments: 'It's totally …
This is an amazing statistic, 80 percent of Central American women and girls are raped crossing into the U.S. Now 80 percent, that's hard to ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jun 15»
8
Are We Witnessing a Central American Spring?
Pino is convinced that “a Central American spring” is within reach. “The Arab Spring protests stemmed from a need for democratization and ... «Foreign Policy, Jun 15»
9
Galileo De Obaldia Wins Central American World Championship …
The Dragon Duel Central American World Championship Qualifier, for those born in 2002 or later, was an intense battle as Juan Carlos ... «Anime News Network, Jun 15»
10
Is Mexico doing the US's dirty work on Central American migrants?
Historically, the United States has led efforts to stop the flow of Central American migrants. This year, Mexico takes the lead, detaining 20,000 ... «PRI, Jun 15»

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