South American

British  

adjective

1. of or relating to the continent of South America or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of South America

Example Sentences

At the 2019 Copa America, eliminated controversially by hosts Brazil in the semi-final, Messi walked into a press conference and strongly criticised the South American football confederation.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The third-placed candidate Paloma Valencia, a conservative, has thrown her support behind the right-wing showman, putting him in pole position to become the next president of one of Washington's closest South American allies.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

More goods are expected to flow between the European Union and South American countries, increasing the chance of exports from deforested lands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Although there aren’t any other cooperative breeders among the great apes, there are South American treetop monkeys called marmosets and tamarins who do cooperate to raise young.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

In the 1960s and 1970s Francis L. Black, a virologist at Yale, conducted safety and efficacy tests among South American Indians of a new, improved measles vaccine.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann