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latin amer·i·ca
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Princeton's WordNet
Latin Americanoun
the parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken
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Latin Americanoun
That part of the American continents that speak Spanish, Portuguese, or French; the part of the American continents south of the United States.
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Latin Americanoun
Those parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese, Latin-derived languages: South America, Central America, Mexico, and most islands of the Carribean.
Etymology: From Amérique latine thought to be coined by French Emperor Napoleon III.
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latin america
Latin America generally refers to territories in the Americas where Romance languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, and French are predominantly spoken. This includes most parts of South America, Central America, and Mexico in North America. It may also include parts of the Caribbean where Spanish and French are spoken. The term 'Latin America' is used to contrast with 'Anglo-America', which primarily includes the territories in the Americas where English is spoken.
Wikidata
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km², almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area. As of 2010, its population was estimated at more than 590 million and its combined GDP at 5.16 trillion United States dollars. According to Phelan, the term "Latin America" was first used in 1861 in La revue des races Latines, a magazine "dedicated to the cause of Pan-Latinism".
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Latin America
The geographic area of Latin America in general and when the specific country or countries are not indicated. It usually includes Central America, South America, Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of latin america in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of latin america in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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We are aware that (there were) difficulties of supplying Latin America in the beginning, and at the time the caseload wasn't high and we were concentrating on other areas, certainly the situation has changed and we are in the process of now planning that the next acquisitions and batch volumes we get at least in PPE (personal protective equipment) will be making their way in that direction, and within the plan for tests there will be allocation there also.
Historically there has been very unequal land distribution in Latin America which has caused conflict between local and foreign companies and communities, governments in Latin America are by no means taking this problem seriously. Impunity levels are also very high so perpetrators of crime get away with it.
I think they've got control of it, there's no question about it. But their idea of control is to bring in as many people as they possibly can, as quickly as possible, from anywhere in the world, frankly. But preferably from Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and some, some portions of Asia, but not many.
Tragically, for women across Latin America, receiving life-saving medical treatment depends on the good will of a health professional or the depth of her pockets, this outrageous and utterly illegal lottery-style approach to health care is putting thousands of lives at risk.
The increase in growth in the informal sector versus a reduction in salaried private sector employment is a sign of how precarious employment is becoming in Latin America.
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- Amerika LatinIndonesian
- latin amerikaNorwegian
- 拉丁美洲Chinese
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