south america

Noun south america has 2 senses

• south america(n = noun.object) - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama;
is a part of southern hemisphere, new world, occident, western hemisphere, occident, west, america
has parts: south american country, south american nation, argentina, argentine republic, chile, republic of chile, colombia, republic of colombia, ecuador, republic of ecuador, bolivia, republic of bolivia, brasil, brazil, federative republic of brazil, guiana, paraguay, republic of paraguay, peru, republic of peru, uruguay, guiana highlands, republic of venezuela, venezuela, uruguay river
is a kind of continent
Derived form adjective south american₁

• south america(n = noun.group) - the nations of the South American continent collectively; "South America is an important market for goods from the United States"
is a kind of accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
Derived form adjective south american₁