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Definition: South America |
South AmericaNoun1. A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. 2. The nations of the South American continent collectively; "South America is an important market for goods from the United States". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"South America" is a common misspelling or typo for: south American. |
Crosswords: South America |
| Specialty definitions using "South America": Alouattinae, American human trypanosomiasis, American trypanosomiasis ♦ Bartonella, Bufo arenarum ♦ Camelids, New World, Caribbean Region, Carthagena, CASTRO, Chagas Disease, Chagas-Cruz disease, Chagas'disease ♦ Encephalitis Virus, Eastern Equine, Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis, Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine, Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine ♦ Fire ants ♦ Gondwana ♦ Hispanic or Latino origin ♦ Indians, South American ♦ King of Waters ♦ Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous, Leukemia-Lymphoma, T-Cell, Acute, HTLV-I-Associated ♦ mal de Caderas, maladie de Caderas, Mansonella, maté, Misnomers ♦ Nevado del Ruiz ♦ Onchocerca volvulus ♦ Pepenance, Planarians ♦ Saguinus, Saimirinae, Schistosomiasis mansoni, Spanish emerald, Spanish/Hispanic/Latino ♦ Tacaribe Complex Viruses, Trypanosoma cruzi infection, Trypanosoma vivax ♦ Yacu-mama. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "South America": Cayenne, Charqui. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. South America is situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It became attached to North America only recently, geologically speaking, with the formation of the Isthmus of Panama. The Andes, likewise a comparatively young and seismically restless mountain range, run down the western edge of the continent; the land to the east of the Andes is largly tropical rain forest, the vast Amazon River basin.
It is thought to have been first inhabited by humans crossing the Bering Land Bridge, now the Bering strait, though there are also suggestions of migration from the southern Pacific Ocean.
From the 1530s, the indigenous inhabitants of South America were subjugated by European invadors, first from Spain, later from Portugal, who divided it into colonies. In the course of the 19th century, these colonies won their independence. Nowadays, South America consists of the following twelve countries
| country | pop. dens. | area | population |
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| (/km²) | (km²) | (2002-07-01 est.) | |
| Ecuador | 47 | 283,560 | 13,447,494 |
| Colombia | 36 | 1,138,910 | 41,008,227 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 912,050 | 24,287,670 |
| Peru | 22 | 1,285,220 | 27,949,639 |
| Brazil | 21 | 8,511,965 | 176,029,560 |
| Chile | 20 | 756,950 | 15,498,930 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 176,220 | 3,386,575 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 406,750 | 5,884,491 |
| Argentina | 14 | 2,766,890 | 37,812,817 |
| Bolivia | 7.7 | 1,098,580 | 8,445,134 |
| Guyana | 3.2 | 214,970 | 698,209 |
| Suriname | 2.7 | 163,270 | 436,494 |
| French Guiana (Fr.) | 2.0 | 91,000 | 182,333 |
| Falkland Islands (UK) | 0.24 | 12,173 | 2,967
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(Not included in the table are South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands which have no permanent inhabitants, only temporary researchers.)
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "South America."
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Screenplays | And South America, I haven't been to there yet. (Home Movies; writing credit: Tony Cacioppo; Drew Cummings) | |
Lyrics | Lost in the jails in South America (UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT; performing artist: Rolling Stones) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Adventures in South America (1945) A-ha: Live in South America (1993) | |
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 | View of South America from Galileo. Credit: NASA. |  | View of the Eastern Pacific Ocean (just off the coast of South America) from Galileo. Credit: NASA. |
 | South America. Credit: NASA. |  | Deployment of meteorological balloon OCEANOGRAPHER maiden voyage Eclipse expedition to South America Early example of cooperative meteorological and oceanographic research. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Boomerang corer rigged for release OCEANOGRAPHER maiden voyage Eclipse expedition to South America. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Title page of "La Figure de la Terre," by Pierre Bouguer, 1749. Bouguer was a famous surveyor and geophysicist who surveyed an arc of the meridian near the equator in South America and helped establish that the Earth is an oblate spheroid, in agreement with Sir Isaac Newton's views. Library Call Number QB291 .B58 1749. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |
 | GOES-D sits atop Delta 152 Launch Vehicle moments before ignition and liftoff. GOES-D became GOES 4 when placed in orbit. This satellite was placed in geosynchronous orbit 22,300 miles above the nation of Colombia in South America. Credit: NOAA in Space. |  | Off San Francisco, California, 19 March 1898, the day she sailed for her 66 day, 14,000 mile voyage around South America to join U.S. forces in the Atlantic. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1948, painted for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume I. Built at New York City in 1861 as the civilian steamship Mississippi, she served as USS Connecticut in 1861-1865 and was renamed South America after her return to commercial employment in 1865. Credit: NAVY. |  | Hereafter, dear, I'll be the "expert" on South America. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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 | Drum styles from West Africa with synthesized flute melody typical of South America. | | World music style with influences from South America, Jamaica, and Hawaii. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Yellow fever occurs only in Africa and South America. (references) | |
Microfoci in Central and South America and parts of Africa. (references) | ||
Plague also exists in Africa, Asia, and South America (see maps above). (references) | ||
Business | The Wind Park in Comodoro Rivadavia is said to be the biggest of all South America. (references) | |
This legislation has played a key role in making Chile a leader in foreign investment in South America. (references) | ||
Currently, 40 companies are exporting to the United States and Canada as well as Central and South America. (references) | ||
Economic History | Guyana | Guyana is the only English-speaking nation in South America. (references) |
San Marino | Partners--Italy, eastern Europe, South America, China, Taiwan. (references) | |
Bolivia | Bolivia is one of the least-developed countries in South America. (references) | |
Human Rights | Belgium | As a result of the new law, commonly known as the law on universal jurisdiction, the courts have become a forum for third party efforts to try alleged human rights violations by high-profile participants in past and present conflicts in Central Africa, the Middle East, and South America. (references) |
Political Economy | Brazil | It has also led political efforts for economic integration in the Southern Cone of South America. (references) |
Peru | The U.S.-sponsored development and humanitarian assistance program in Peru is the largest in South America. (references) | |
Trade | Brazil | The largest in South America, Brazil's banking system is highly developed, efficient, and offers a wide range of financial services. (references) |
Nicaragua | The CACM member nations signed a free trade agreement with the Dominican Republic in 1998 and they are negotiating an agreement with the nations of South America (Mercosur). (references) | |
Travel | Peru | International flights are available to most major cities in South America. (references) |
Worker Rights | El Salvador | The majority of trafficked victims transiting El Salvador are from Nicaragua, Honduras, and South America. (references) |
United Kingdom | Women are also trafficked from South America, West Africa (particularly Nigeria), and Southeast Asia (Thailand and Vietnam). (references) | |
France | In addition the country is a transit point for women trafficked for sexual purposes from Africa, South America, and Eastern and Southern Europe. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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James Monroe | 1817-1825 | The civil war which has so long prevailed between Spain and the Provinces in South America still continues, without any prospect of its speedy termination. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Democracy is on the march in Central and South America. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | We will convene a summit of the Western Hemisphere's leaders from Canada to the tip of South America. |
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| Language | Translations for "South America"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | Suid-Amerika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | amerikë jugore. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asturian | América del sur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | южна америка. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cebuano | Habagatang Amerika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 南美洲 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | jižní amerika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | Sydamerika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Zuid-Amerika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | Sudameriko. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | Suð Amerika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | Etelä-Amerikka. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | Amérique du Sud. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | Súd-Amearika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Südamerika (sa). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | νότια αμερική. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | dél-amerika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Icelandic | Suður-Ameríka. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sudamerica, America del Sud (South). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 南米 , 南アメリカ . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | な"べい, みなみアメリカ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kongo | America dia kubanda. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Macedonian | Juzna Amerika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | Sør-Amerika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | outhsay americaay américa do sul. (various references) America del sud. (various references) america de sud. (various references) южная америка. (various references) Amerika i Saute. (various references) južna amerika (latin america). (various references) américa del sur, sudamérica, América meridional. (various references) sydamerika (s.a.). (various references) Timog Amériká. (various references) güney amerika. (various references) південна америка. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"South America" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: soth america. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-h-i-m-o-r-s-t-u" | |
-2 letters: amateurish, autarchies, hematurias, outmarches, rheumatics. | |
-3 letters: achromats, actuaries, amaurotic, aromatics, atheromas, authorise, autoecism, castoreum, chimaeras, chromates, chromites, costumier, haematics, haustoria, hematuria, marcasite, moustache, mustachio, outcharms, rheumatic, smutchier, stomacher, theriacas, thioureas, trachomas, trichomes. | |
-4 letters: achiotes, achromat, acrotism, actorish, amateurs, amirates, amortise, araceous, archaise, archaism, archaist, arethusa, aromatic, atheroma, atomiser, autecism, cathouse, ceramist, chariest, chariots. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-h-i-m-o-r-s-t-u" | |
+4 letters: microearthquakes. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 6F 75 74 68 41 6D 65 72 69 63 61 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101111 01110101 01110100 01101000 00100000 01000001 01101101 01100101 01110010 01101001 01100011 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S o u t h   A m e r i c a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 006F 0075 0074 0068 0041 006D 0065 0072 0069 0063 0061 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5381878674235797184756967 |
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