Pan-American
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Pan-American or Pan American may refer to:
  • Collectively, North America
    North America
    North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

    , Central America
    Central America
    Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...

    , South America
    South America
    South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

     and the Caribbean
    Caribbean
    The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

    ; the Americas
    Americas
    The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

  • Pan-Americanism
    Pan-Americanism
    -History:The struggle for independence after 1810 by the Latin American nations evoked a sense of unity, especially in South America where, under Simón Bolívar in the north and José de San Martín in the south, there were cooperative efforts. Francisco Morazán briefly headed a Federal Republic of...

    , an integrationist movement among the nations of the Americas
  • Pan American Union, later the Organization of American States
  • Pan American Health Organization
    Pan American Health Organization
    The Pan American Health Organization is an international public health agency with over 100 years of experience working to improve health and living standards of the people of the Americas...

  • Pan-American Highway
    Pan-American Highway
    The Pan-American Highway is a network of roads measuring about in total length. Except for an rainforest break, called the Darién Gap, the road links the mainland nations of the Americas in a connected highway system. According to Guinness World Records, the Pan-American Highway is the world's...

  • Pan-American Games
  • Pan American World Airways
    Pan American World Airways
    Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927 until its collapse on December 4, 1991...

    , a defunct U.S airline
  • Pan-American Exposition
    Pan-American Exposition
    The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied of land on the western edge of what is present day Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Ave. to Elmwood Ave and northward to Great Arrow...

    , Buffalo, New York, United States, 1901
  • Pan-American (train), a L&N train that ran from Cincinnati to New Orleans
  • Pan American Center
    Pan American Center
    The Pan American Center is a multi-purpose arena in Las Cruces, New Mexico, located on the campus of New Mexico State University. The arena has a current seating capacity of 12,482 people....

    , in New Mexico, United States
  • Pan American Christian Academy
    Pan American Christian Academy
    The Pan American Christian Academy, or PACA, is a Protestant American school in São Paulo, Brazil.Since 1960, the school provides an American-style of education that is based on a Christian foundation. PACA has served the local and international community of São Paulo, Brazil by offering a college...

    , in São Paulo, Brazil
  • Pan American Silver Corporation
    Pan American Silver Corporation
    Pan American Silver Corporation is a mining company in Canada. The company has mines and other projects in the USA, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina....

    , a Canadian mining company
  • Pan American Band Instrument Company
    Pan American Band Instrument Company
    Pan American Band Instrument Company was a musical instrument manufacturer in Elkhart, Indiana. Elkhart has been known as "The Musical Instrument Capital of the World".-History:...

  • Pan American (band)
    Pan American (band)
    Pan American is an American experimental electronic music ensemble. It is the alter ego of Mark Nelson, vocalist and guitarist for the band Labradford, who first began recording under the name in 1997....

    , an ambient/post-rock music ensemble
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