Mesoamerica

See also: Mesoamérica

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Mesoamerica

1. A pre-Columbian cultural region extending from southern Mexico to roughly the area that comprises modern Honduras and El Salvador.

Coordinate terms

• OasisamericaCoordinate terms

• Aridoamerica

Derived terms

• Mesoamerican

Translations

a pre-Columbian cultural region encompassing southern Mexico and Central America

• Bengali: মাঝমার্কিন (majhomarkin)
• Esperanto: Mezameriko
• Finnish: Väli-Amerikka (fi)
• French: Mésoamérique (fr) f
• Georgian: მესოამერიკა (mesoameriḳa), მეზოამერიკა (mezoameriḳa), შუა ამერიკა (šua ameriḳa)
• Portuguese: Mesoamérica (pt) f
• Spanish: Mesoamérica (es) f
• Swedish: Mesoamerika (sv) n

Italian

Etymology

From meso- +‎ America.

Proper noun

Mesoamerica f

1. Mesoamerica

Derived terms

• mesoamericano