noun
1. a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama (Freq. 3)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑South American
• Members of this Region: ↑Latin America
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑continent
• Part Holonyms:
• Member Meronyms: ↑South American
• Part Meronyms:
↑South American country, ↑South American nation, ↑Argentina, ↑Argentine Republic, ↑Chile, ↑Republic of Chile, ↑Colombia, ↑Republic of Colombia, ↑Ecuador, ↑Republic of Ecuador, ↑Bolivia, ↑Republic of Bolivia, ↑Brazil, ↑Federative Republic of Brazil, ↑Brasil, ↑Guiana, ↑Paraguay, ↑Republic of Paraguay, ↑Peru, ↑Republic of Peru, ↑Uruguay, ↑Guiana Highlands, ↑Venezuela, ↑Republic of Venezuela, ↑Uruguay River
2. the nations of the South American continent collectively
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South America is an important market for goods from the United States
• Derivationally related forms: ↑South American
• Hypernyms: ↑collection, ↑aggregation, ↑accumulation, ↑assemblage
• Member Meronyms: ↑American
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the continent which is to the south of Central America and N America
Useful english dictionary. 2012.