Central American

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Central America

• Hypernyms: ↑North American

• Hyponyms: ↑Costa Rican, ↑Guatemalan, ↑Honduran, ↑Mexican, ↑Nicaraguan, ↑Panamanian

• Member Holonyms: ↑Central America

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adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of Central America or its people or languages (Freq. 1)

• Pertains to noun: ↑Central America

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I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized C&A

Etymology: Central America + English -an

1. : of or relating to Central America

2. : of, relating to, or being the subregion of the Nearctic region that includes tropical America north of Panama

II. noun

Usage: capitalized C&A

: a native or inhabitant of Central America

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Central American,

1. having to do with Central America or its people.

2. a person born or living in Central America.

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ˌCentral Aˈmerican ; adjective, noun

Main entry: ↑Central America_derived