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panamericano

Pan-American

adjective pahn-ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh Rare
Travel & Places Geography

Origin: From pan- (all, Greek) + americano (American).

Usage Note

Panamericano describes anything encompassing all of the Americas — los Juegos Panamericanos ('the Pan American Games'), la Carretera Panamericana ('the Pan-American Highway'). It is written as one word in Spanish. The adjective agrees in gender and number: el ideal panamericano / la ruta panamericana. The concept of pan-Americanism (panamericanismo) has roots in Simón Bolívar's vision of continental unity.

Examples

"Los atletas compiten en los Juegos Panamericanos."

Natural Translation

Athletes compete in the Pan American Games.

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