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ラ米 (ラべい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ラ米べい

ラ

べ

い

Meanings

1

noun

Latin America

Abbreviation of ラテンアメリカ, used in news headlines and concise writing.

See also: ラテンアメリカ

ラ米べい諸しょ国こくとの貿ぼう易えきが拡かく大だいしている。
Trade with Latin American countries is expanding.

Kanji

米rice, USA, metre

Similar words

ラテンアメリカ
Full form; more common in spoken and formal written Japanese. ラ米 is a compact abbreviation used mainly in headlines and reports.

Etymology

Abbreviation of ラテンアメリカ (Latin America), combining the katakana ラ (from ラテン) with the kanji 米 (America).