"chile" | Definition and Related Words

chile

Noun

A republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast (synset 108738314)
domain member region:
- lautaro faction of the united popular action movement, lautaro popular rebel forces, lautaro youth movement - a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths
- manuel rodriquez patriotic front - a terrorist group formed in 1983 as the armed wing of the Chilean Communist Party
is an instance of: south american country, south american nation - any one of the countries occupying the South American continent

member holonym: chilean - a native or inhabitant of Chile

belongs to: oas, organization of american states - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
has:
- patagonia - region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic
- antofagasta - a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile
- chiloe - the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile
- capital of chile, gran santiago, santiago, santiago de chile - the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America
- punta arenas - a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world
- temuco - a city in central Chile to the south of Concepcion
- valparaiso - the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile
- vina del mar - a resort city on the Pacific in central Chile
- tierra del fuego - an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina
- cape horn - a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)
- cape froward - a cape on the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile; the most southern point on the mainland of South America
- atacama desert - a desert in western Chile that extends roughly 600 miles south from the Peruvian border; one of the driest areas in the world, but rich in nitrate and copper deposits
- guallatiri - the world's highest volcano; in the Andes in northern Chile; last erupted in 1959
- lascar - a volcano in the Andes in Chile
- tupungatito - an inactive volcano in central Chile; last erupted in 1959
- andes - a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
- el muerto - a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high)
- llullaillaco - a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high)
- ojos del salado - a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high)
- tupungato - a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,310 feet high)
is a part of: south america - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama

same as: republic of chile
Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency (synset 107737201)
is a type of: hot pepper - any of various pungent capsicum fruits
subtypes:
- jalapeno, jalapeno pepper - hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
- cayenne, cayenne pepper - a long and often twisted hot red pepper
is a part of: capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red

substance meronym: chili powder - powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano

same as: chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly

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