ラテンアメリカ

らてんあめりか
noun
Latin America
geography
1. Latin America; Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Americas
The parts of the Americas where Spanish or Portuguese is the main language, covering Mexico, Central America, South America, and much of the Caribbean.
ラテンアメリカ音楽(おんがく)()だ。
I like Latin American music.
ブラジルラテンアメリカ最大(さいだい)(くに)だ。
Brazil is the largest country in Latin America.
Spanish is spoken in many countries of Latin America.

Defined by language and culture rather than pure geography: the American countries that were colonized by Spain or Portugal.

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Similar words

  • 中南米(ちゅうなんべい): Central and South America — a geographic term that largely overlaps with ラテンアメリカ but is defined by location rather than language