noun
1. the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑isthmus
• Part Holonyms: ↑North America, ↑Latin America, ↑America
• Member Meronyms: ↑Central American
• Part Meronyms:
↑Central American country, ↑Central American nation, ↑Costa Rica, ↑Republic of Costa Rica, ↑Guatemala, ↑Republic of Guatemala, ↑Belize, ↑British Honduras, ↑Honduras, ↑Republic of Honduras, ↑El Salvador, ↑Republic of El Salvador, ↑Salvador, ↑Nicaragua, ↑Republic of Nicaragua
2. the nations of Central America collectively
• Hypernyms: ↑collection, ↑aggregation, ↑accumulation, ↑assemblage
• Member Meronyms: ↑American
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the part of N America that consists of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
Derived Word: ↑Central American
Useful english dictionary. 2012.