Is central america part of north america?

Central America (Spanish: América Central, Centroamérica) is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with the South American continent on the southeast. ... Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. read more

Central America is bordered by Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. read more

Central America is part of North America. Note that Central America is a region, while North and South America are subcontinents that belong to the "Americas". read more

In Spanish, for example, Central America is not part of North America as North America is a division of the American Continent, that includes Mexico, US and Canada. While Central America is another division of the American Continent that enters to the same definition of the Oxford Dictionary, all the countries from the south of Mexico to the north of Colombia, excluding both countries. read more