Central American
adjective
: of or relating to Central America (the narrow southern portion of North America connecting with South America) or its people
Central American
noun
plural Central Americans
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Five were killed in the relatively small Central American nation, and 18 the year before, according to the data in the most recent report.
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Marlon González, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Five were killed in the relatively small Central American nation, and 18 the year before, according to the data in the most recent report.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Enjoy a Companion Certificate on a Delta First, Delta Comfort, or Delta Main domestic, Caribbean, or Central American round-trip flight each year after renewal of your Card.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Vietnamese, Mexican, West African, and Central American communities brought their culinary traditions and adapted them to Texas ingredients.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
The small Central American nation are now managed by former Leeds United boss Thomas Christiansen, who has overseen steady progress over the past six years.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Costa Rica is dissatisfied with the volume of its exports to China under its free trade deal with the Asian giant, according to a minister from the Central American nation.
—Josh Xiao, Bloomberg, 17 Apr. 2026
The artists share the 1970s complex with a typical grab bag of Little Havana enterprises catering to a mostly Central American immigrant community — notaries and tax preparers, a dentist, a hair salon, a barber shop, a convenience store, even a storefront Evangelical church.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
In the two decades that followed, several Quaker, Presbyterian, Catholic and Jewish congregations across America and Canada used their houses of worship as sanctuaries for Central American refugees who were fleeing civil war, government repression and genocide.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
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Marlon González, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Five were killed in the relatively small Central American nation, and 18 the year before, according to the data in the most recent report.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Enjoy a Companion Certificate on a Delta First, Delta Comfort, or Delta Main domestic, Caribbean, or Central American round-trip flight each year after renewal of your Card.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Vietnamese, Mexican, West African, and Central American communities brought their culinary traditions and adapted them to Texas ingredients.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
The small Central American nation are now managed by former Leeds United boss Thomas Christiansen, who has overseen steady progress over the past six years.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Costa Rica is dissatisfied with the volume of its exports to China under its free trade deal with the Asian giant, according to a minister from the Central American nation.
—Josh Xiao, Bloomberg, 17 Apr. 2026
The artists share the 1970s complex with a typical grab bag of Little Havana enterprises catering to a mostly Central American immigrant community — notaries and tax preparers, a dentist, a hair salon, a barber shop, a convenience store, even a storefront Evangelical church.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
In the two decades that followed, several Quaker, Presbyterian, Catholic and Jewish congregations across America and Canada used their houses of worship as sanctuaries for Central American refugees who were fleeing civil war, government repression and genocide.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Central American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Central%20American. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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