CENTRAL AMERICA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Central America mean?
• CENTRAL AMERICA (noun)
The noun CENTRAL AMERICA has 2 senses:
1. the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia
2. the nations of Central America collectively
Familiarity information: CENTRAL AMERICA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CENTRAL AMERICA (noun)
Meaning:
The isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
isthmus (a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas)
Meronyms (parts of "Central America"):
Nicaragua; Republic of Nicaragua (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821)
El Salvador; Republic of El Salvador; Salvador (a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America)
Honduras; Republic of Honduras (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture)
Belize; British Honduras (a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control)
Guatemala; Republic of Guatemala (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable)
Costa Rica; Republic of Costa Rica (a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America)
Central American country; Central American nation (countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments)
Meronyms (members of "Central America"):
Central American (a native or inhabitant of Central America)
Holonyms ("Central America" is a part of...):
Latin America (the parts of North America and South America south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken)
America (North America and South America and Central America)
North America (a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama)
Meaning:
The nations of Central America collectively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Central America" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
