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CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Central American country; Central American nation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("Central American country" is a kind of...):
North American country; North American nation (any country on the North American continent)
Instance hyponyms:
Costa Rica; Republic of Costa Rica (a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America. In Spanish, Costa Rica means Rich Coast (Costa means Coast, Rica means Rich))
Guatemala; Republic of Guatemala (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable)
Belize; British Honduras (a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control)
Honduras; Republic of Honduras (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture)
El Salvador; Republic of El Salvador; Salvador (a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America)
Nicaragua; Republic of Nicaragua (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821)
Panama; Republic of Panama (a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903)
Holonyms ("Central American country" is a part of...):
Central America (the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia)
