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Latin America  n.  That part of the American continents that speak Spanish, Portuguese, or French; the part of the American continents south of the United States.






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"Latin America" Quotes from Famous Books



... and Latin America like it or not, the Monroe Doctrine must and shall be preserved. You may remember the case of the man who was accused of being a traitor. It was charged that he had spoken as disrespectfully of the Monroe Doctrine as Jeffrey once spoke of the Equator. This the man denied vigorously. ...
— The So-called Human Race • Bert Leston Taylor

... transshipment point for illicit drugs moving from Latin America and Asia destined for Western Europe; the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's ...
— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States

... If the United States were to sign a permanent treaty with England placing our navy at her disposal in the event of attack from Germany or some other power, on condition that England would unite with us in opposing the intervention of any European power in Latin America, such a treaty would not be a violation of the Monroe Doctrine, but a distinct recognition of that principle. Such a treaty would, however, be a departure from our traditional policy of isolation. Of the two ...
— From Isolation to Leadership, Revised - A Review of American Foreign Policy • John Holladay Latane

... monarchical conditions, either directly or indirectly. Our republic arose as a reaction against English monarchy, while the French republic came into being as the result of the destruction of a monarchical government. Most of the republics of Latin America date from the throwing off of the Spanish yoke in the first half of the nineteenth century. More recently, the World War has given rise to a number of European republics, composed of peoples formerly under the control of ...
— Problems in American Democracy • Thames Ross Williamson



Words linked to "Latin America" :   geographical area, geographic area, Central America, Economic Commission for Latin America, geographic region, llano, geographical region



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