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Brazil has a lot of issues that are similar to a lot of countries in Latin America, but the dominant issue Brazil is dealing with is poverty and political corruption.
Morena Baccarin

Meaning of "Latin America" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LATIN AMERICA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LATIN AMERICA

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adverb
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conjunction
determiner
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Latin America is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LATIN AMERICA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Latin America

Latin America

Latin America is a subregion of the Americas which comprises those countries in which Romance languages are spoken by the majority of the population. Latin America has an area of approximately 19,197,000 km2, almost 3.7% of the Earth's surface or 12.9% of its land surface area. As of 2013, its population was estimated at more than 604 million and its combined GDP at 5.16 trillion United States dollars. According to Phelan, the term "Latin America" was first used in 1861 in La revue des races Latines, a magazine "dedicated to the cause of Pan-Latinism". Latin America is made of 3 regions, South America, Caribbean, and Middle America. Latin America lies in the Western Hemisphere.

Definition of Latin America in the English dictionary

The definition of Latin America in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LATIN AMERICA

Latin
Latin alphabet
Latin American
Latin Church
Latin cross
latin lover
Latin Quarter
Latin school
Latin square
Latin-1
Latina
Latinate
Latinisation
Latinise
Latiniser
Latinism
Latinist
Latinity
Latinization
Latinize

WORDS THAT END LIKE LATIN AMERICA

Africa
America
British North America
Central America
Confederate States of America
East Africa
erica
esoterica
Little America
Mesoamerica
Middle America
North Africa
North America
South Africa
South America
Spanish America
United States of America
Volunteers in Service to America
Volunteers of America
West Africa

Synonyms and antonyms of Latin America in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Latin America» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LATIN AMERICA

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

Translator English - Chinese

拉丁美洲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

América Latina
570 millions of speakers

English

Latin America
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लैटिन अमेरिका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَمْرِيكَا اللَّاتِينِيَّةُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Латинская Америка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

América Latina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ল্যাটিন আমেরিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Amérique Latine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Amerika Latin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lateinamerika
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラテンアメリカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라틴 아메리카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amerika Latin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Châu Mỹ Latin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லத்தீன் அமெரிக்கா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॅटिन अमेरिका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Latin Amerika
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

America Latina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ameryka Łacińska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Латинська Америка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

America Latină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Λατινική Αμερική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Latyns-Amerika
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Latinamerika
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Latin-Amerika
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Latin America

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LATIN AMERICA»

The term «Latin America» is very widely used and occupies the 11.040 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LATIN AMERICA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Latin America

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10 QUOTES WITH «LATIN AMERICA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Latin America.
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Daniel Alarcon
I think I'm an American writer writing about Latin America, and I'm a Latin American writer who happens to write in English.
2
Barbara Amiel
There are, of course, all sorts of other unpleasant regimes outside the walls as well - the military dictators of Latin America and the apartheid regime of South Africa.
3
Scott Anderson
Even if he was happier in Asia than he'd been in Latin America, the wanderlust still worked on my father's insides like a disease. One of the most recurrent memories of my childhood is of him sitting in his armchair in the evenings, poring over atlases the way other fathers read newspapers or books.
4
Sebastian Arcelus
I majored in political science, and my concentration was U.S. involvement in Latin America in the 20th century.
5
Desi Arnaz
My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America.
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Morena Baccarin
Brazil has a lot of issues that are similar to a lot of countries in Latin America, but the dominant issue Brazil is dealing with is poverty and political corruption.
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Ishmael Beah
We all have that capacity to lose our humanity when circumstances force us to do so. It's not specific to people who live in Africa or Latin America or Asia. And equally, we are capable of regaining ourselves.
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Mario Benedetti
The real influence on my work was reality, that of my country and Latin America in general.
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Gael Garcia Bernal
Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you're doing because if not, you feel like it's a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent.
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Gael Garcia Bernal
In Latin America, you don't do things for the money because there is no money.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LATIN AMERICA»

Discover the use of Latin America in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Latin America and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage ...
[In this book, the author's] analysis of the effects and causes of capitalist underdevelopment in Latin America present [an] account of.
Eduardo Galeano, 1997
2
Black in Latin America
Starting with the slave experience and extending to the present, Gates unveils the history of the African presence in six Latin American countries, but also the very palpable presence of anti-black racism that has sometimes sought to keep ...
Henry Louis Gates, 2011
3
Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America
The book is divided into two parts: Themes and Issues, and Country Studies. Countries not covered by individual studies are discussed in the introduction, conclusion, and thematic chapters.
Jorge I. Domínguez, Michael Shifter, 2003
4
Latin America's Cold War
In this book, the first to take an international perspective on the postwar decades in the region, Hal Brands sets out to explain what exactly happened in Latin America during the Cold War, and why it was so traumatic.
Hal Brands, 2010
5
Changing Men and Masculinities in Latin America
DIVEssays drawn from a variety of disciplines both review and challenge current understandings of masculinity in Latin America./div "The essays in this volume represent a significant advance for our understanding of both the texture and ...
Matthew C. Gutmann, 2003
6
Doing Business in the New Latin America: A Guide to ...
Becker is an independent economic development advisor and management trainer specializing in Latin America, who has lived, operated businesses, or worked in 16 Latin American countries.
Thomas H. Becker, 2004
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Dependency and Development in Latin America (Dependencia Y ...
In a postscript for this edition, Cardoso and Faletto examine the political, social and economic changes of the past ten years in light of their original hypotheses.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Enzo Faletto, 1979
8
Early Latin America: A History of Colonial Spanish America ...
This book provides a general history of Latin America in the period between the European conquest and the gaining of independence by the Spanish American countries and Brazil (approximately 1492-1825).
James Lockhart, 1983
9
Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean
Broad in scope, this volume explores the definition of modern sport; whether sport is enslaving, liberating, or neutral; if sport reflects or challenges dominant culture; the attributes and drawbacks of professional versus amateur sport; ...
Joseph Arbena, David Gerald LaFrance, 2002
10
Latin America: Regions and People
This text introduces key geographical concepts while providing a highly informative primer on Latin America. Coverage includes cultural history, geography, agriculture, urbanization, social and economic processes, and diaspora.
Robert B. Kent, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LATIN AMERICA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Latin America is used in the context of the following news items.
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Church working to solve Latin America's socio-economic problems …
Pope Francis tells a cheering crowd at the Vatican that the Church is committed to solving the problems of Latin America following his visit to ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Pope: Church is committed to solving problems in Latin America
Pope Francis said Sunday that the Catholic Church is "committed" to finding solutions for Latin America's "serious social and economic ... «Fox News Latino, Jul 15»
3
Pope Francis in Latin America: 'Ideologies End Badly, They Serve …
Pope Francis lashes out against ideologies: “Ideologies end up poorly. They do not work. Ideologies have an incomplete or sick or bad ... «Global Voices Online, Jul 15»
4
MTV South Europe, Latin America bring Shore franchise back …
MTV South Europe and MTV Latin America are signing their first international project to bring back the reality show franchise Shore, which is ... «Rapid tv news, Jul 15»
5
Development Bank of Latin America to participate in Barbados …
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will sign three agreements on Monday with the executive president of the ... «Caribbean News Now, Jul 15»
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CEX.io Partners with AstroPay, Enters Latin America - NEWSBTC
Latin American customers of CEX.io, can now transact using local currency to trade bitcoin on the platform. The London based bitcoin ... «newsBTC, Jul 15»
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Local cornhole tournament raises money to help educate kids in …
Local cornhole tournament raises money to help educate kids in Latin America. By: Daniela Pardo - Email. Updated: Sat 9:03 PM, Jul 18, 2015. By: Daniela ... «KKCO-TV, Jul 15»
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The Pope of Latin America - The New Yorker
Espinal and Romero were merely two of the most prominent religious figures in Latin America who, having been largely abandoned by the ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
9
CEX.io Launches Bitcoin Exchange Service in Latin America
Prior to the partnership, CEX.io users in Latin America were only able to deposit and withdraw funds via bank transfers or cards. «CoinDesk, Jul 15»
10
Netflix's Narcos' representation of Latin America might just be the …
At least the series was actually shot in Colombia, which, for Hollywood, is already a huge step toward more faithful depictions of Latin America. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Latin America [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/latin-america>. Apr 2024 ».
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