South American

British

adjective

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

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noun

a native or inhabitant of South America

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The U.S. will pick up another South American ally on Tuesday when Peru swears in center-right Keiko Fujimori as president.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

The lowest stress levels appeared in the two South American sauropods.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

Local sources told AFP that 10 of the latest group were from African nations while one was South American.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

In April, Conmebol - the South American confederation - said its 10 countries would back Infantino.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

The South American tempo began to excite him.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden

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