Latin America
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]Translations
[edit]parts 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)