|me](ˌ)zō, |mē], ](ˌ)sō+\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Mesoamerica, region extending from north central No. America to Nicaragua (from Spanish Mesoamérica, from meso- mes- + América America) + English -an
: 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