Phrase guide

South American

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The Andes is a South American mountain range.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from or living in South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of South America or their peoples

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a native or inhabitant of South America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: American

Narrower terms: Argentinian, Bolivian, Brazilian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Ecuadoran, Salvadoran, Salvadorian, Salvadorean, Guyanese, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan

History

Etymology

From South America + -an.

Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: паўднёваамерыка́нскі (pawdnjovaamjerykánski) — relating to South America
  • Bulgarian: южноамерика́нски (južnoamerikánski) — relating to South America
  • Catalan: sud-americà — relating to South America
  • Czech: jihoamerický — relating to South America
  • Danish: sydamerikansk — relating to South America
  • Dutch: Zuid-Amerikaans — relating to South America
  • Esperanto: sud-amerika — relating to South America
  • Finnish: eteläamerikkalainen — relating to South America
  • French: sudaméricain — relating to South America
  • French: sud-américain — relating to South America
  • Galician: suramericano — relating to South America
  • Georgian: სამხრეთამერიკული (samxretameriḳuli) — relating to South America
  • German: südamerikanisch — relating to South America
  • Hebrew: דרום אמריקני (d'róm-amerikáni) — relating to South America
  • Hebrew: דרום אמריקאי (d'róm-amerikái) — relating to South America
  • Hindi: दक्षिण अमेरिकी (dakṣiṇ amerikī) — relating to South America
  • Hungarian: dél-amerikai — relating to South America
  • Italian: sudamericano — relating to South America
  • Macedonian: јужноамерикански (južnoamerikanski) — relating to South America
  • Norwegian Bokmål: søramerikansk — relating to South America
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sydamerikansk — relating to South America
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: søramerikansk — relating to South America
  • Polish: południowoamerykański — relating to South America
  • Portuguese: sul-americano — relating to South America
  • Romanian: sud-american — relating to South America
  • Russian: южноамерика́нский (južnoamerikánskij) — relating to South America
  • Serbo-Croatian: јужноамѐричкӣ — relating to South America
  • Serbo-Croatian: južnoamèričkī — relating to South America
  • Slovak: juhoamerický — relating to South America
  • Slovene: južnoameriški — relating to South America
  • Spanish: sudamericano — relating to South America
  • Spanish: suramericano — relating to South America
  • Swedish: sydamerikansk — relating to South America
  • Ukrainian: південноамерика́нський (pivdennoamerykánsʹkyj) — relating to South America
  • Catalan: sud-americà — South American person
  • Czech: Jihoameričan — South American person
  • Dutch: Zuid-Amerikaan — South American person
  • Dutch: Zuid-Amerikaanse — South American person
  • Esperanto: sud-amerikano — South American person
  • French: sud-américain — South American person
  • French: sud-américaine — South American person
  • Galician: suramericano — South American person
  • Georgian: სამხრეთამერიკელი (samxretameriḳeli) — South American person
  • German: Südamerikaner — South American person
  • German: Südamerikanerin — South American person
  • Hindi: दक्षिण अमेरिकी (dakṣiṇ amerikī) — South American person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: søramerikaner — South American person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: søramerikanar — South American person
  • Portuguese: sul-americano — South American person
  • Romanian: sud-american — South American person
  • Romanian: sud-americancă — South American person
  • Russian: южноамерика́нец (južnoamerikánec) — South American person
  • Russian: южноамерика́нка (južnoamerikánka) — South American person
  • Spanish: sudamericano — South American person
  • Spanish: suramericano — South American person
  • Swedish: sydamerikan — South American person
  • Turkish: Güney Amerikalı — South American person