Latin America
English
editEtymology
editFrom French Amérique latine. Thought to be coined by French Emperor Napoleon III.
Proper noun
edit- Those parts of the Americas which speak Spanish, Portuguese, French or Creoles based on them, which are Latin-derived languages: South America, Central America, Mexico, and most islands of the Caribbean.
Usage notes
editThis term sometimes includes the French and French Creole areas in the Caribbean and South America, but does not include French-speaking North America. When used loosely, it includes all of Central America, South America and Caribbean (loose definition of Caribbean, except the Florida Keys), and Mexico.
Related terms
editTranslations
editparts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese
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See also
edit- Central America
- Caribbean
- North America
- South America
- Argentina (Spanish)
- Belize (English-speaking, non-Latin)
- Bolivia (Spanish)
- Brazil (Portuguese)
- Chile (Spanish)
- Colombia (Spanish)
- Costa Rica (Spanish)
- Cuba (Spanish)
- Dominican Republic (Spanish)
- Ecuador (Spanish)
- El Salvador (Spanish)
- French Guiana (French)
- Saint Lucia (French Creole)
- Dominica (French Creole)
- Grenada (Creole French)
- Guatemala (Spanish)
- Guyana (English-speaking, non-Latin)
- Honduras (Spanish)
- Haiti (French)
- Martinique (French)
- Mexico (Spanish)
- Nicaragua (Spanish)
- Panama (Spanish)
- Guadeloupe (French)
- Paraguay (Spanish)
- Peru (Spanish)
- Puerto Rico (Spanish)
- Suriname (Dutch-speaking, non-Latin)
- Uruguay (Spanish)
- Venezuela (Spanish)