Pan-American
adjective
Pan-Amer·i·can
ˌpa-nə-ˈmer-ə-kən 
: of, relating to, or involving the independent republics of North and South America
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The Pan-American message of Bad Bunny’s set resonates with Guerrero’s own programming in Millennium Park.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Dudamel’s embrace aligns Ives’s Second with a Pan-American history of orchestral music infused with popular and traditional tunes.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
But the Pan-American Highway doesn't quite cross all of those 17,848 kilometers (11,090 miles).
—Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2017
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Dudamel’s embrace aligns Ives’s Second with a Pan-American history of orchestral music infused with popular and traditional tunes.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
But the Pan-American Highway doesn't quite cross all of those 17,848 kilometers (11,090 miles).
—Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2017
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“Pan-American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pan-American. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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