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CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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