adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/
/t͡ʃɪˈliːən/
/t͡ʃɪˈleɪən/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Chile or of Chilean descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of Chile or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Chilean volcanoes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Chile
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: South American
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Chile Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Chilean From Chile + -an.
Across languages
Translations
105 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
չիլիական
(čʻiliakan)
— pertaining to Chile
Asturian:
chilenu
— pertaining to Chile
Bulgarian:
чилийски
(čilijski)
— pertaining to Chile
Catalan:
xilè
— pertaining to Chile
Czech:
chilský
— pertaining to Chile
Dutch:
Chileens
— pertaining to Chile
Dutch:
Chileense
— pertaining to Chile
Finnish:
chileläinen
— pertaining to Chile
French:
chilien
— pertaining to Chile
French:
chilienne
— pertaining to Chile
Galician:
chileno
— pertaining to Chile
German:
chilenisch
— pertaining to Chile
Greek:
χιλιανός
(chilianós)
— pertaining to Chile
Hungarian:
chilei
— pertaining to Chile
Irish:
Sileach
— pertaining to Chile
Italian:
cileno
— pertaining to Chile
Italian:
cilena
— pertaining to Chile
Norwegian Bokmål:
chilensk
— pertaining to Chile
Norwegian Nynorsk:
chilensk
— pertaining to Chile
Polish:
chilijski
— pertaining to Chile
Portuguese:
chileno
— pertaining to Chile
Portuguese:
chilena
— pertaining to Chile
Romanian:
chilian
— pertaining to Chile
Romanian:
cilian
— pertaining to Chile
Russian:
чили́йский
(čilíjskij)
— pertaining to Chile
Spanish:
chileno
— pertaining to Chile
Swahili:
Kichile
— pertaining to Chile
Swedish:
chilensk
— pertaining to Chile
Ukrainian:
чилі́йський
(čylíjsʹkyj)
— pertaining to Chile
Volapük:
Cilänik
— pertaining to Chile
Arabic:
تشيلي
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Arabic:
تشيلية
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Asturian:
chilenu
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Catalan:
xilè
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Chinese Mandarin:
智利人
(Zhìlìrén)
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
French:
chilien
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
French:
chilienne
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Galician:
chileno
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
German:
chilenisch
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Icelandic:
síleskur
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Icelandic:
sílesk
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Irish:
Sileach
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Italian:
cileno
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Norwegian Bokmål:
chilensk
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Norwegian Nynorsk:
chilensk
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Polish:
chilijski
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Romanian:
chilian
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Romanian:
cilian
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Spanish:
chileno
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Volapük:
Cilänanik
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Volapük:
hi-Cilänanik
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Volapük:
ji-Cilänanik
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Welsh:
Tsileaidd
— pertaining to a Chilean person or Chileans
Armenian:
չիլիացի
(čʻiliacʻi)
— person from Chile
Asturian:
chilenu
— person from Chile
Bulgarian:
чилиец
(čiliec)
— person from Chile
Bulgarian:
чилийка
(čilijka)
— person from Chile
Catalan:
xilè
— person from Chile
Catalan:
xilena
— person from Chile
Czech:
Chilan
— person from Chile
Danish:
chilener
— person from Chile
Dutch:
Chileen
— person from Chile
Dutch:
Chileense
— person from Chile
Finnish:
chileläinen
— person from Chile
French:
Chilien
— person from Chile
French:
Chilienne
— person from Chile
Galician:
chileno
— person from Chile
German:
Chilene
— person from Chile
German:
Chilenin
— person from Chile
Greek:
Χιλιανός
(Chilianós)
— person from Chile
Greek:
Χιλιανή
(Chilianí)
— person from Chile
Hebrew:
צ׳יליאני
(chiliani)
— person from Chile
Hebrew:
צ׳יליאנית
(chilianit)
— person from Chile
Irish:
Sileach
— person from Chile
Italian:
cileno
— person from Chile
Italian:
cilena
— person from Chile
Italian:
cileni
— person from Chile
Italian:
cilene
— person from Chile
Norwegian Bokmål:
chilener
— person from Chile
Norwegian Nynorsk:
chilen
— person from Chile
Norwegian Nynorsk:
chilenar
— person from Chile
Polish:
Chilijczyk
— person from Chile
Polish:
Chilijka
— person from Chile
Portuguese:
chileno
— person from Chile
Portuguese:
chilena
— person from Chile
Romanian:
chilian
— person from Chile
Romanian:
chiliană
— person from Chile
Romanian:
cilian
— person from Chile
Romanian:
ciliană
— person from Chile
Russian:
чили́ец
(čilíjec)
— person from Chile
Russian:
чили́йка
(čilíjka)
— person from Chile
Serbo-Croatian:
Чилеа́нац
— person from Chile
Serbo-Croatian:
Čileánac
— person from Chile
Serbo-Croatian:
Čileanka
— person from Chile
Spanish:
chileno
— person from Chile
Spanish:
chilena
— person from Chile
Swahili:
Mchile
— person from Chile
Swedish:
chilenare
— person from Chile
Swedish:
chilenska
— person from Chile
Turkish:
Şilili
— person from Chile
Ukrainian:
чилі́єць
(čylíjecʹ)
— person from Chile