central america

1. 1.

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

   Broaderisthmus

   Part ofNorth AmericaLatin AmericaAmerica

   PartsCentral American countryCosta RicaGuatemalaBelizeHondurasEl Salvador
2. 2.

   the nations of Central America collectively

   Broadercollection

Questions about central america

What does central america mean?

central america means "the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is central america a common word?

central america is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.