Dictionary entry details
• SOUTH AMERICA (noun)
Meaning:
A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
continent (one of the large landmasses of the earth)
Meronyms (parts of "South America"):
Uruguay River (a South American river that arises in southern Brazil and flows south to the Rio de la Plata; the northern section forms the boundary between Argentina and Brazil and the southern section forms the boundary between Argentina and Uruguay)
Republic of Venezuela; Venezuela (a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil)
Guiana Highlands (a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil)
Uruguay (a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825)
Peru; Republic of Peru (a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries)
Paraguay; Republic of Paraguay (a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811)
Guiana (a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam)
Brasil; Brazil; Federative Republic of Brazil (the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter)
Bolivia; Republic of Bolivia (a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain)
Ecuador; Republic of Ecuador (a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes)
Colombia; Republic of Colombia (a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language)
Chile; Republic of Chile (a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast)
Argentina; Argentine Republic (a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)
South American country; South American nation (countries occupying the South American continent)
Meronyms (members of "South America"):
South American (a native or inhabitant of South America)
Domain member region:
Latin America (the parts of North America and South America south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken)
Holonyms ("South America" is a part of...):
southern hemisphere (the hemisphere south of the equator)
New World; occident; western hemisphere (the hemisphere that includes North America and South America)
America (North America and South America and Central America)
Meaning:
The nations of the South American continent collectively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
South America is an important market for goods from the United States
Hypernyms ("South America" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Meronyms (members of "South America"):
American (a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country)
