Mesoamerica

See also: Mesoamérica

English

Etymology

From meso- +‎ America. Coined by anthropologist Paul Kirchhoff.

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Mesoamerica

  1. A pre-Columbian cultural region extending from southern Mexico to roughly the area that comprises modern Honduras and El Salvador.
    • 2023 August 18, Mindy Weisberger, “Long-standing mystery of modified human skulls in ancient Japan solved by new analysis”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Intentional skull reshaping is found in burials across Asia, Europe and Mesoamerica.

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Italian

Etymology

From meso- +‎ America.

Proper noun

Mesoamerica f

  1. Mesoamerica

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