Pan American Games

plural noun

1. an amateur athletic competition, patterned after the Olympic Games and held every four years in a different host city, involving all the nations of the Western Hemisphere.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pan American Games¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

At the 2019 Pan American Games, hammer thrower Gwen Berry raised her fist during the national anthem and fencer Race Imboden knelt on the podium.

From Washington Post