# Mesoamerica

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #73,428

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mesoamerica