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Chile

Chile

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A long narrow country in southern South America along the Pacific coast next to the Andes
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtʃɪleɪ/
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  • Other countries, most notably Chile and Japan, are also rapidly increasing production of Pacific salmon.
  • Chile is a country
  • Santiago, Chile
  • Chile's exports

The ABC nations, Argentina, Brazil and Chile met to defuse the situation.

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Examples

  • The democratic government also used diplomatic means to guarantee Chile better access to important markets.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The ABC nations, Argentina, Brazil and Chile met to defuse the situation.

  • In the past two years, Chile has been much in the news.

  • And the fantastic thing in Chile is that the sky is absolutely dark.

  • Are we the same as before, when Chile was a beautiful country with a view of the sea?

    Fiction book (2000)
  • We're coming down now through the central valley of Chile: willows, light, wind, and a sun like a moon.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Why do we have strawberries from Chile?

  • And to the west are the green valleys of Chile.

  • In the United States, Chile served as a model for neoliberal reform.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Chile is a country located along the Pacific coast of Chile.

Synonyms

Republic of Chile
vsChile
  • Formal
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A country in southern South America on the Pacific coast

is the ordinary name used instead of the formal title

Compounds

Chile bonito
  • Specialized
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A fish from the Pacific coast with dark oily flesh used for canning

Chile hazel
  • Specialized
9.9

A Chilean shrub that makes red fruit with an edible seed like a hazelnut

Chile nut
  • Specialized
9.9

A shrub from Chile with red fruit and edible seeds like hazelnuts

8.9

A large evergreen tree from Chile with twisted branches and edible nuts

Chile tarweed
  • Specialized
9.9

A South American herb with sticky leaves grown for oil

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A country in southern South America on the Pacific coast

A very deep valley on the Pacific Ocean floor near Peru and Chile

The capital and largest city of Chile

Surface Forms

Chile main

Etymology

Chile probably comes from a native South American word such as chili or chiri, which people say meant 'where the land ends' or 'cold'. Spanish explorers kept that name, so Chile is the long, often cold country at the end of South America.