Standard Lemma guide

Chilean

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/
  • /t͡ʃɪˈliːən/
  • /t͡ʃɪˈleɪən/
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  • CMU ARPABET: CH IH1 L IY0 AH0 N 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
  • Ukrainian: чилі́йка (čylíjka) — person from Chile
  • Volapük: Cilänan — person from Chile
  • Volapük: hi-Cilänan — person from Chile
  • Volapük: ji-Cilänan — person from Chile
Real reading context

Chilean in complete knowledge articles