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South American

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adjective

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

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of South America

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Example Sentences

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But farmers say it would also facilitate the entry into Europe of beef, sugar, rice, honey and soybeans produced by their less-regulated South American counterparts.

From Barron's

The zoo said fewer than 17,000 maned pups survive in the wild across South American grasslands and said every birth was "significant for conservation efforts".

From BBC

Brussels has insisted on getting the trade deal over the finish line by the end of the year -- calling it a matter of credibility with regard to the EU's South American partners.

From Barron's

One was carrying Russian naphtha—a diluent Venezuela uses to mix with heavy oil—to the South American country when it turned tail in the Indian Ocean; the others were empty.

From The Wall Street Journal

Petro campaigned on a promise to bring "total peace" to the South American country, which has for decades suffered from cartel and guerrilla violence.

From BBC