Latīņamerika

From latīņu (“Latin[gen.]”) +‎ Amerika (“America”). A calque of similar expressions in other languages, all ultimately from French Amérique latine, a term coined by French emperor Napoleon III.

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Latīņamerika f (4th declension)

1. Latin America (a continental region consisting of those parts of the Americas located south of the United States where Spanish or Portuguese is predominantly spoken; sometimes including areas speaking French or French-based creoles)

   Latīņamerika ir Amerikas reģions kurā dominējošās ir romāņu (latīņu) valodas spāņu un portugāļu ― Latin America is the region of America in which the romance (Latin) languages Spanish and Portuguese dominate

• Amerika
• latīnis, latīniete