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Definition of Central American country
1. Noun. Any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments.
Generic synonyms: North American Country, North American Nation
Group relationships: Central America
Specialized synonyms: 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, Panama, Republic Of Panama
Lexicographical Neighbors of Central American Country
Literary usage of Central American country
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"The official had mistakenly believed that the weapons were intended for the
Central American country listed on the end-user certificate. ..."
2. Central America and Its Problems: An Account of a Journey from the Rio by Frederick Palmer (1913)
"ARTICLE II This Court shall also take cognizance of the questions which individuals
of one Central American country may raise against any of the other ..."
3. Proceedings of the second Pan American scientific congress: Washington, U. S by Glen Levin Swiggett (1917)
"The court was also authorized to take cognizance " of the questions which
individuals of one Central American country may raise against any of the other ..."
4. The New World Order: International Organization, International Law by Frederick Charles Hicks (1920)
"This Court shall also take cognizance of the questions which individuals of one
Central American country may raise against any of the other contracting ..."
5. Intervention Or Neglect: The United States and Central America Beyond the 1980s by Linda Robinson (1991)
"(b) Amnesty—in each Central American country, except in those where the International
Evaluation and Follow-up Committee determines that it is not necessary ..."