organization of american states

1. An association including most countries in the western hemisphere;
   Created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation (synset 108192976)
   is a type of: global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization - an international alliance involving many different countries
   member holonym:

   • antigua and barbuda - a country in the northern Leeward Islands
   • argentina, argentine republic - a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
   • 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; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
   • costa rica, republic of costa rica - a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America
   • guatemala, republic of guatemala - a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable
   • honduras, republic of honduras - a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture
   • el salvador, republic of el salvador, salvador - a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America
   • panama, republic of panama - a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
   • mexico, united mexican states - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
   • cuba, republic of cuba - a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
   • haiti, republic of haiti - a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
   • dominican republic - a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
   • jamaica - a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
   • barbados - easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela
   • republic of trinidad and tobago, trinidad and tobago - an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
   • commonwealth of dominica, dominica - a country on the island of Dominica
   • ecuador, republic of ecuador - a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
   • bahama islands, bahamas, commonwealth of the bahamas - island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
   • bolivia, republic of bolivia - a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain
   • 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
   • grenada - an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth
   • paraguay, republic of paraguay - a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
   • 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
   • federation of saint kitts and nevis, saint christopher-nevis, saint kitts and nevis, st. christopher-nevis, st. kitts and nevis - a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
   • saint lucia, st. lucia - a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979
   • saint vincent and the grenadines, st. vincent and the grenadines - an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
   • dutch guiana, netherlands guiana, republic of suriname, surinam, suriname - a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975
   • america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
   • uruguay - a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825
   • republic of venezuela, venezuela - a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
   same as: oas

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