Pan-American

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Pan-American¹

adjective more Pan-American · most Pan-American · Panamerican · panamerican · pan-American

  1. Covering or representing all of the Americas (both North America and South America), particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all countries in the Americas.

    Similar: pan-Am

proper noun Panamerican · panamerican · pan-American

  1. historical An airline active in the United States from 1927 until 1991.

pan-American²

Where it comes from

From pan- + American.

adjective

  1. not comparable Alternative letter-case form of Pan-American urging pan-American cooperation

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adj covering or representing all of the Americas

Españolpanamericano
हिन्दीअखिल अमेरिकी akhil amerikī
Portuguêspan-americano
Françaispanaméricain
Deutschpanamerikanisch
Italianopanamericano

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"Pan-American." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pan-american. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Pan-American. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pan-american

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"Pan-American." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pan-american.

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@misc{pan_american_2026,
  title = {Pan-American},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pan-american},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}