The parts of the Americas where the principal languages are Spanish or Portuguese (5,7)

I believe the answer is:

latin america

(Other definitions for latin america that I've seen before include "Spanish or Portuguese speaking part of New World" , "Western territories" , "Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking region" , "Non-English-speaking New World" , "Romance language-speaking countries south of US" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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