Phrase guide

Central America

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌsɛntɹəl əˈmɛɹɪkə/
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1

name

Meaning 1

A continental region in North America, consisting of the countries lying between Mexico and South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the nations of Central America collectively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

3

noun

Meaning 3

the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: isthmus

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: মধ্য মার্কিন (môddhô markin) — part of North America
  • Bulgarian: Централна Америка (Centralna Amerika) — part of North America
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中美洲 (Zhōngměizhōu) — part of North America
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中美 (Zhōngměi) — part of North America
  • Czech: Střední Amerika — part of North America
  • Danish: Centralamerika — part of North America
  • Danish: Mellemamerika — part of North America
  • Dutch: Midden-Amerika — part of North America
  • Dutch: Centraal-Amerika — part of North America
  • Esperanto: Centrameriko — part of North America
  • Finnish: Keski-Amerikka — part of North America
  • French: Amérique centrale — part of North America
  • Galician: América Central — part of North America
  • Galician: Centroamérica — part of North America
  • Georgian: ცენტრალური ამერიკა (cenṭraluri ameriḳa) — part of North America
  • German: Mittelamerika — part of North America
  • German: Zentralamerika — part of North America
  • Greek: Κεντρική Αμερική (Kentrikí Amerikí) — part of North America
  • Haitian Creole: Amerik santral — part of North America
  • Hindi: मध्य अमेरिका (madhya amerikā) — part of North America
  • Hungarian: Közép-Amerika — part of North America
  • Irish: Meiriceá Láir — part of North America
  • Italian: America centrale — part of North America
  • Japanese: 中央アメリカ (Chūō Amerika) — part of North America
  • Japanese: 中米 (Chūbei) — part of North America
  • Kazakh: Орталық Америка (Ortalyq Amerika) — part of North America
  • Korean: 중미 (Jungmi) — part of North America
  • Korean: 중앙아메리카 (Jung'ang'amerika) — part of North America
  • Korean: 중미주 (Jungmiju) — part of North America
  • Latin: America Centralis — part of North America
  • Latvian: Centrālamerika — part of North America
  • Lithuanian: Centrinė Amerika — part of North America
  • Macedonian: Средна Америка (Sredna Amerika) — part of North America
  • Malay: Amerika Tengah — part of North America
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Mellom-Amerika — part of North America
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sentral-Amerika — part of North America
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Mellom-Amerika — part of North America
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sentral-Amerika — part of North America
  • Persian: آمریکای مرکزی (âmrikâ-ye markazi) — part of North America
  • Pipil: Shiktal — part of North America
  • Polish: Ameryka Centralna — part of North America
  • Portuguese: América Central — part of North America
  • Romanian: America Centrală — part of North America
  • Russian: Центра́льная Аме́рика (Centrálʹnaja Amérika) — part of North America
  • Serbo-Croatian: Središnja Amerika — part of North America
  • Serbo-Croatian: Srednja Amerika — part of North America
  • Spanish: América Central — part of North America
  • Spanish: Centroamérica — part of North America
  • Sranan Tongo: Mindri-Amerika — part of North America
  • Swedish: Centralamerika — part of North America
  • Swedish: Mellanamerika — part of North America
  • Telugu: మధ్య అమెరికా (madhya amerikā) — part of North America
  • Thai: อเมริกากลาง (à-mee-rí-gaa-glaang) — part of North America
  • Turkish: Orta Amerika — part of North America
  • Ukrainian: Центра́льна Аме́рика (Centrálʹna Améryka) — part of North America
  • Uyghur: ئوتتۇرا ئامېرىكا (ottura amërika) — part of North America
  • Volapük: Zänoda-Merop — part of North America
  • Welsh: Canolbarth America — part of North America