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Latin America

  • /ˌlæ.tɪ.nəˈmɛ.ɹɪ.kə/
  • /ˌlæ.tə.nəˈmɛ.ɹə.kə/

Where it comes from

Calque of French Amérique latine. Thought to be coined by French Emperor Napoleon III.

proper noun

  1. literally, in practice rare Those parts of the Americas which speak Romance (Latin-derived) languages, namely Spanish, Portuguese, French, or creoles based on these.
  2. A continental region consisting of those parts of the Americas located south of the United States where Spanish or Portuguese is predominantly spoken; sometimes including areas speaking French or French-based creoles. Young Indians looking for work opportunities have made up a sizeable portion of undocumented migrants in the US, many after making the dangerous trek through Latin America to reach the US southern border.
  3. broadly Ibero-America (excluding all French-speaking areas).
  4. broadly umbrella term for South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean (including English and Dutch-speaking areas).

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name parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese

EspañolLatinoamérica, América Latina
한국어라틴 아메리카 Ratin Amerika
日本語ラテンアメリカ Raten Amerika
中文拉丁美洲 Lādīng Měizhōu, 拉美 Lā-Měi
हिन्दीलातिन अमेरिका lātin amerikā
KiswahiliAmerika ya Kilatini
PortuguêsAmérica Latina
FrançaisAmérique latine
DeutschLateinamerika
ItalianoAmerica latina
ΕλληνικάΛατινική Αμερική Latinikí Amerikí
RomânăAmerica Latină
РусскийЛати́нская Аме́рика Latínskaja Amérika
Tiếng ViệtMỹ Latinh
العربيةأَمْرِيكَا اَللَّاتِينِيَّة ʔamrīkā l-lātīniyya
עבריתאמריקה הלטינית amérika latinít

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@misc{latin_america_2026,
  title = {Latin America},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/latin%20america},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}