Centraal-Amerika

Dutch

Etymology

From centraal (central (from Latin centralis, itself from centrum 'centre, middle' + -alis '-al') +) + Amerika (America' (after Amerigo Vespucci))

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Centraal-Amerika n

  1. Central America, the part of the Americas between North America and South America, either with or without the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea
    Continentaal Centraal-Amerika omvat vooral bananenrepublieken, de Antillen gelden eerder als vakantieparadijzen
    Continental Central-America comprises mainly banana republics, the Antilles are rather considered holiday paradises

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Derived terms

  • Centraal-Amerikaan m
  • Centraal-Amerikaans
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