Latin America[c], also spelled Latam[d] is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived from Latin — are predominantly spoken. The ...
term was coined in the nineteenth century, to refer to regions in the Americas that were ruled by the Spanish, Portuguese and French empires. The term does not have a precise definition, but it is "commonly used to describe South America, Central America, Mexico and the islands of the Caribbean." In a narrow sense, it refers to Spanish America plus Brazil (Portuguese America), .The term "Latin America" is broader than categories such as Hispanic America, which specifically refers to Spanish-speaking countries; and Ibero-America, which specifically refers to both Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries while leaving French and British excolonies aside.
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