south america

English Thesaurus

1. the nations of the South American continent collectively (noun.group)

hypernym	:	accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection,
definition	:	several things grouped together or considered as a whole (noun.group)

member holonym	:	american,
definition	:	a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country (noun.person)

2. a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama (noun.object)

instance hypernym	:	continent,
definition	:	one of the large landmasses of the earth (noun.object)

part holonym	:	south american country, south american nation,
definition	:	any one of the countries occupying the South American continent (noun.location)

part holonym	:	argentina, argentine republic,
definition	:	a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America (noun.location)

part holonym	:	chile, republic of chile,
definition	:	a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast (noun.location)

part holonym	:	colombia, republic of colombia,
definition	:	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 (noun.location)

part holonym	:	ecuador, republic of ecuador,
definition	:	a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes (noun.location)

part holonym	:	bolivia, republic of bolivia,
definition	:	a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain (noun.location)

part holonym	:	brasil, brazil, federative republic of brazil,
definition	:	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 (noun.location)

part holonym	:	guiana,
definition	:	a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam (noun.location)

part holonym	:	paraguay, republic of paraguay,
definition	:	a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811 (noun.location)

part holonym	:	peru, republic of peru,
definition	:	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 (noun.location)

part holonym	:	uruguay,
definition	:	a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825 (noun.location)

part holonym	:	guiana highlands,
definition	:	a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil (noun.location)

part holonym	:	republic of venezuela, venezuela,
definition	:	a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil (noun.location)

part holonym	:	uruguay river,
definition	:	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 (noun.object)

part meronym	:	southern hemisphere,
definition	:	the hemisphere to the south of the equator (noun.location)

part meronym	:	new world, occident, western hemisphere,
definition	:	the hemisphere that includes North America and South America (noun.location)

part meronym	:	occident, west,
definition	:	the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America (noun.location)

part meronym	:	america,
definition	:	North America and South America and Central America (noun.object)

member holonym	:	south american,
definition	:	a native or inhabitant of South America (noun.person)

domain member region	:	latin america,
definition	:	the parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken (noun.location)

3. the nations of the South American continent collectively (noun.group)

derivation	:	south american, south american,
definition	:	of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of South America or their peoples (adj.pert)

derivation	:	south american, south american,
definition	:	of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of South America or their peoples (adj.pert)