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Definition of Central America

1. Noun. The isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia.

Definition of Central America

1. Proper noun. The part of the Americas between North America and South America. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Central America

Literary usage of Central America

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle (1866)
"In this latter country, which is now- known as Central America, the inhabitants, aided by the fertility of the soil,130 seem to have worked out for ..."

2. Narrative and Critical History of America by Justin Winsor (1889)
"BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES UPON THE RUINS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS OF MEXICO AND Central America. Elsewhere in this work some account is given of the ..."

3. The Literature of American History: A Bibliographical Guide, in which the by Josephus Nelson Larned (1902)
"Notes on the bibliography of Yucatan and Central America. ... A glimpse at Guatemala, and some notes on the ancient monuments of Central America. ..."

4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"Those for the entire colony are 1:4000000. FBC AMERICA. Central America. ... of Central'America and the West Indies. In Guatemala he was fortunate enough to ..."

5. Anglo-American Isthmian Diplomacy, 1815-1915 by Mary Wilhelmine Williams (1916)
"CHAPTER I. THE BRITISH IN Central America BEFORE. For more than a century before the government of the United States came into existence, ..."

6. Central and South America by Augustus Henry Keane, Clements Robert Markham (1901)
"Central America AND WEST INDIES CHAPTER I GENERAL SURVEY PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RELATIONS Former Distribution of Land and Water in the Isthmian Region—The ..."

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