Mesoamerica

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Mes·o·a·mer·i·ca

M0237500 (mĕz′ō-ə-mĕr′ĭ-kə, mĕs′-) A region extending south and east from central Mexico to include parts of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In pre-Columbian times it was inhabited by diverse civilizations, including the Maya and the Olmec.

Mes′o·a·mer′i·can adj. & n.

Mesoamerica

(ˌmɛsəʊəˈmɛrɪkə) or

Meso-America

n (Placename) another name for Central America ˌMesoaˈmerican, ˌMeso-Aˈmerican adj, n

Mes•o•a•mer•i•ca

or Mes•o-A•mer•i•ca

(ˌmɛz oʊ əˈmɛr ɪ kə, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zoʊ-, -soʊ-)

n. 1. the area extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua where pre-Columbian civilizations flourished. 2. Central America. Mes`o•a•mer′i•can, adj., n.

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Mesoamerica - Mexico and Central America Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama

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Mes·o·a·mer·i·ca

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Meso-America

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or Mes•o-A•mer•i•ca

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noun Mexico and Central America

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