south american country

Noun
  1. Any one of the countries occupying the South American continent (synset 108720216)
    is a type of: country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation
    specific instances:
    • 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
    • ecuador, republic of ecuador - a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
    • 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
    • british guiana, co-operative republic of guyana, guyana - a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    is a part of: south america - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
    same as: south american nation

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