Chilean

/ (ˈtʃɪlɪən) /

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adjective

of or relating to Chile or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Chile

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Words nearby Chilean

child's play, child support, child welfare, child wife, chile, Chilean, Chilean cedar, Chilean firebush, Chilean guava, Chilean sea bass, Chile-bells

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How to use Chilean in a sentence

The first Chilean goal was a thing of beauty produced by a team not known for beauty.
Chile Ends Spain’s World Cup Reign|Tunku Varadarajan|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With the Chilean goal exposed to him in all its allure, he hit the ball with his shin—his canilla, as Busquets would call it.
Chile Ends Spain’s World Cup Reign|Tunku Varadarajan|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kanye West gets his tarot cards read by a radical Chilean filmmaker is practically a fully formed SNL sketch.
Kanye West’s Insane Week: Bonnaroo Rants and the Instagram Wedding Photo|Amy Zimmerman|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Pedro Pascal, the Chilean-American actor who brought the Red Viper to thrilling life, is a busy man.
Life After ‘Game of Thrones’ Death: Where to See Your Favorite Dead Characters Next|Marlow Stern|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That being said, the singular Chilean earthquake is a rare event.
A Lot of Earthquakes Have Been Reported Lately, but Scientists Aren’t Worried|Erik Klemetti|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The people at that end of the table grinned, and the Chilean instantly won a reputation as a humorist.
The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy
Ringrose identifies this bay and river with the bay and river of Loa, on the Chilean coast, the bay in 21° 28´ S. lat.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period|Various
It was decided to place the Chilean guns on a sliding mount.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
The Chilean was working at the controls, increasing the tension of those terrible tentacles.
Astounding Stories, March, 1931|Various
Promoted rear-admiral, he served as Chilean Minister at Madrid for two years, and died at sea in 1886.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various