South America

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noun

a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).

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OTHER WORDS FROM South America

South American, adjective, noun

Words nearby South America

souterrain, south, South Africa, South African, South African Dutch, South America, South American, South American Plate, South American Spanish, South American trypanosomiasis, Southampton

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How to use South America in a sentence

The reason for this drop in carbon dioxide — which appears in climate records from South America and Greenland — is unknown, but it allowed for an eventual migration northward.
Climate change helped some dinosaurs migrate to Greenland|Anushree Dave|February 24, 2021|Science News
The genus is exceptionally diverse, with more than 270 species adapted to a wide range of habitats all over South America.
A mountain lizard in Peru broke the reptilian altitude record|Jake Buehler|February 23, 2021|Science News
In soccer, players born in the first quarter of their selection year are overrepresented throughout major leagues in Europe and South America.
Why Athletes’ Birthdays Affect Who Goes Pro — And Who Becomes A Star|Tim Wigmore|February 22, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Over the second half of the last decade the internet has indeed reached more of that next billion particularly in the busy, fast-growing urban areas of Africa, Asia, Central and South America.
Google’s ambitious Loon internet balloon project has crash-landed|Socrates Mbamalu|January 22, 2021|Quartz

Europe and Asia recorded their hottest average temperatures on record in 2020, with South America recording its second warmest.
2020 and 2016 tie for the hottest years on record|Carolyn Gramling|January 14, 2021|Science News
The next time all the presidents from North and South America meet will be at the Summit of the Americas in Panama in April.
Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent Cheers|Catalina Lobo-Guererro|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We shake hands and he immediately begins a monologue about prison breaks and South America.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When most of us think of the premier retirement destination for unrepentant Nazis, our minds immediately turn to South America.
Hitler’s Henchmen in Arabia|Guy Walters|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dr. Neal is a spine surgeon who made a trip to heaven while drowning in a kayak accident in South America.
Book Bag: Reading Your Way Out Of Grief|Anna Whiston-Donaldson|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hundreds of submissions began to pour in from across Europe, the United States, and South America.
Redheads Are Sexy, Dammit!|Justin Jones|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had meted out stern justice to his own son, when he had banished big Reginald to South America; but he had his virtues.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
In no part of the world is smoking so common as in South America; here all classes and all ages use the weed.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Tobacco is found growing along the whole western sea-board of South America until we reach the northern boundaries of Patagonia.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
After a voyage of over two months, the coast of South America came in sight.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
The foregoing undated report was written after his return to England from South America.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for South America

South America

noun

the fourth largest of the continents, bordering on the Caribbean in the north, the Pacific in the west, and the Atlantic in the east and joined to Central America by the Isthmus of Panama. It is dominated by the Andes Mountains, which extend over 7250 km (4500 miles) and include many volcanoes; ranges from dense tropical jungle, desert, and temperate plains to the cold wet windswept region of Tierra del Fuego. Pop (Latin America and the Caribbean): 558 281 000 (2005 est). Area: 17 816 600 sq km (6 879 000 sq miles)

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Cultural definitions for South America

South America

Continent in the Western Hemisphere, connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama.

notes for South America

Exploration of the continent began in the sixteenth century with the Portuguese claiming what is now Brazil and the Spanish claiming most of the remaining land. Settlement was accompanied by the defeat of many of the Native American cultures, including the Inca Empire.

notes for South America

All of the Latin American nations in South America and Central America achieved their independence from Spain or Portugal in the first half of the nineteenth century.