Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to North, South, and Central America.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Involving all the various divisions of America collectively; as, a pan-American alliance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to both North and South America.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Covering orrepresenting all of theAmericas (bothNorth America andSouth America ), particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all countries in the Americas. - proper noun trademark An
airline active in the United States from 1927 until 1991.
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Examples
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Pan-American, which is based in New Orleans, previously held a 20-percent ownership stake in the company.
Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal 2009
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She also participated in the Pan-American Exposition, but by this time she was depressed and an alcoholic – a problem she might have suffered her entire life.
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"There are limited ways you can wash your hands and keep your hands washed with water in slums like we have here," said Michel Thieren, an official with the Pan-American Health Organization in Haiti.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Pan-American Health Organization are investigating the outbreak.
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"You cannot say it is because of the earthquake, but because of the earthquake the situation here requires a high level of attention in case the epidemic extends," said Michel Thieren, a program officer for the Pan-American Health Organization.
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However, look a little closer, amid a region that stretches from the foothills east of the Pan-American Highway toward the Pacific Ocean, and there are a number of white wines with real character.
The Catch of the Day Will Lyons 2011
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In 1901, McKinley was giving a speech in Buffalo, New York at the Pan-American conference when he was shot by anarchist, Leon Czolgosz.
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On a sweltering afternoon 110 years ago today, President William McKinley stood in a receiving line at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
Scott Miller: The McKinley Assassination and Terrorism Today Scott Miller 2011
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Next week she'll be in Colombia, representing the United States in the Pan-American Games.
Evelyn the Astonishing Jason Gay 2011
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"You cannot say it is because of the earthquake, but because of the earthquake the situation here requires a high level of attention in case the epidemic extends," said Michel Thieren, a program officer for the Pan-American Health Organization.
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