(ちゅうべい)

ちゅうべい
noun
Central America
geography
1. Central America
The region between North America and South America, typically including countries from Guatemala to Panama.
中米(ちゅうべい)旅行(りょこう)した
I traveled to Central America.
The countries of Central America speak Spanish.
In Central America, famous as a coffee-producing region, many farmers are involved in coffee cultivation.

An abbreviation of 中央(ちゅうおう)アメリカ (Central America). The (ちゅう) prefix meaning "middle/central" combines with (べい) (America), which is short for アメリカ. This follows the same pattern as other regional abbreviations.

Related regional terms

Common collocations

  • 中米(ちゅうべい)諸国(しょこく): Central American countries
  • 中米(ちゅうべい)(さん): produced in Central America
  • 中米(ちゅうべい)地域(ちいき): the Central American region