Central America

/ˌsɛntɹəl əˈmɛɹɪkə/

proper noun

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

Meanings

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

    Synonyms: Mesoamerica

noun

    Synonyms & antonyms

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

    Translations

    Bengali মধ্য মার্কিন
    • মধ্য মার্কিন (môddhô markin)part of North America
    Bulgarian Централна Америка
    • Централна Америка (Centralna Amerika)part of North America
    Chinese Mandarin 中美洲, 中美
    • 中美洲 (Zhōngměizhōu)part of North America
    • 中美 (Zhōngměi)part of North America
    Czech Střední Amerika
    • Střední Amerikapart of North America
    Danish Centralamerika, Mellemamerika
    • Centralamerikapart of North America
    • Mellemamerikapart of North America
    Dutch Midden-Amerika, Centraal-Amerika
    • Midden-Amerikapart of North America
    • Centraal-Amerikapart of North America
    Esperanto Centrameriko
    • Centramerikopart of North America
    Finnish Keski-Amerikka
    • Keski-Amerikkapart of North America
    French Amérique centrale
    • Amérique centralepart of North America
    German Mittelamerika, Zentralamerika
    • Mittelamerikapart of North America
    • Zentralamerikapart of North America
    Greek Κεντρική Αμερική
    • Κεντρική Αμερική (Kentrikí Amerikí)part of North America
    Hindi मध्य अमेरिका
    • मध्य अमेरिका (madhya amerikā)part of North America
    Hungarian Közép-Amerika
    • Közép-Amerikapart of North America
    Irish Meiriceá Láir
    • Meiriceá Láirpart of North America
    Italian America centrale
    • America centralepart of North America
    Japanese 中央アメリカ, 中米
    • 中央アメリカ (Chūō Amerika)part of North America
    • 中米 (Chūbei)part of North America
    Korean 중미, 중앙아메리카
    • 중미 (Jungmi)part of North America
    • 중앙아메리카 (Jung'ang'amerika)part of North America
    • 중미주 (Jungmiju)part of North America
    Latin America Centralis
    • America Centralispart of North America
    Latvian Centrālamerika
    • Centrālamerikapart of North America
    Lithuanian Centrinė Amerika
    • Centrinė Amerikapart of North America
    Malay Amerika Tengah
    • Amerika Tengahpart of North America
    Norwegian Bokmål Mellom-Amerika, Sentral-Amerika
    • Mellom-Amerikapart of North America
    • Sentral-Amerikapart of North America
    Persian آمریکای مرکزی
    • آمریکای مرکزی (âmrikâ-ye markazi)part of North America
    Polish Ameryka Centralna
    • Ameryka Centralnapart of North America
    Portuguese América Central
    • América Centralpart of North America
    Romanian America Centrală
    • America Centralăpart of North America
    Russian Центра́льная Аме́рика
    • Центра́льная Аме́рика (Centrálʹnaja Amérika)part of North America
    Spanish América Central, Centroamérica
    • América Centralpart of North America
    • Centroaméricapart of North America
    Swedish Centralamerika, Mellanamerika
    • Centralamerikapart of North America
    • Mellanamerikapart of North America
    Thai อเมริกากลาง
    • อเมริกากลาง (à-mee-rí-gaa-glaang)part of North America
    Turkish Orta Amerika
    • Orta Amerikapart of North America
    Ukrainian Центра́льна Аме́рика
    • Центра́льна Аме́рика (Centrálʹna Améryka)part of North America
    Welsh Canolbarth America
    • Canolbarth Americapart of North America
    Cite this entry
    APA

    Central America. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20America

    MLA

    “Central America.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20America. Accessed November 4, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Central America,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20America.

    Source: Central America on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.