Mesoamerican

adjective

Meso·​american ¦me|(ˌ)zō 

¦mē|, 

|(ˌ)sō+

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Mesoamerica or of the people of Mesoamerica

general problems of Mesoamerican prehistory

—American Antiquity

the classic period, which saw the full flowering of Mesoamerican civilization in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico

—A. V. Kidder

compare central american , middle american

Word History

Etymology

Mesoamerica, region extending from north central North America to Nicaragua (from Spanish Mesoamérica, from meso- mes- + América America) + English -an

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Rhymes for Mesoamerican

• american