…a land mass of the western hemisphere consisting of the continents of North and South America joined by the Isthmus of Panama…
…a land mass of the western hemisphere consisting of the continents of North and South America joined by the Isthmus of Panama…
…the parts of the American continent where Spanish or Portuguese is the main national language (i.e. Mexico and, in effect, the whole of Central and South America including many of the Caribbean islands)…
…the central region of America, from central Mexico to Nicaragua, especially as a region of ancient civilizations and native cultures before the arrival of the Spanish…
…a continent comprising the northern half of the American land mass, connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama. It contains Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the countries of Central America…
…a continent comprising the southern half of the American land mass, connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. It includes the Falkland Islands, the Galapagos Islands, and Tierra del Fuego (See also America.)…
…the southernmost part of North America, linking the continent to South America and consisting of the countries of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama…
…the middle class in the United States, regarded as a conservative political force…
…the parts of America once colonized by Spaniards and in which Spanish is still generally spoken, including most of Central and South America (except Brazil) and part of the Caribbean…
…an international yachting race held every three to four years…
…an official US radio station founded in 1942, operated by the Board for International Broadcasting, that broadcasts around the world in English and other languages…
…the eleven Southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia) which seceded from the United States in 1860-1, thus precipitating the American Civil War…
…a former federal republic in Central America, formed in 1823 to unite the states of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, all newly independent from Spain. The federation collapsed in 1838…
…(of a sports player) honoured as one of the best amateur competitors in the US…
…a country occupying most of the southern half of North America and including also Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands; population 304,059,724 (est. 2008); capital, Washington, DC. Full name United States of America…
