English > South American nation: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | Any one of the countries occupying the South American continent. |
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| Synonym | South American country |
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| Instances | Argentina, Argentine Republic | A republic in southern South America |
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| Bolivia, Republic of Bolivia | A landlocked republic in central South America |
| Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Brasil | The largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world |
| Chile, Republic of Chile | A republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast |
| Colombia, Republic of Colombia | A republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea |
| Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador | A republic in northwestern South America |
| Guyana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, British Guiana | A republic in northeastern South America |
| Paraguay, Republic of Paraguay | A landlocked republic in south central South America |
| Peru, Republic of Peru | A republic in western South America |
| Suriname, Republic of Suriname, Surinam, Dutch Guiana, Netherlands Guiana | A republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic |
| Uruguay | A South American republic on the southeast coast of South America |
| Venezuela, Republic of Venezuela | A republic in northern South America on the Caribbean |
| Part of | South America | A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama |
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| Broader | country, state, land | The territory occupied by a nation |
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| Spanish | estado sudamericano, país sudamericano |
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| Catalan | Amèrica del Sud, Sudamèrica |
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