South American
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1.0
- noun
- /ˌsaʊθ əˈmɛrɪkən/
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sudamericano
- Many South Americans have rich cultural traditions that reflect their diverse heritage.
- Central and South Americans
- other South Americans
But a lot of Vietnamese as well as South Americans love to use culantro in their dishes.
- But a lot of Vietnamese as well as South Americans love to use culantro in their dishes.
- You know, you got it from a South American, which is Argentina's, where Che was from, and Che had it.
- It's either the Russian firm, the German firm, the Muslim firm, South Americans.
Examples
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Researchers now know that the South American lowlands were occupied by humans for many thousands of years longer than previously thought.
Academic text (2001) -
De Beer doesn't know what passion we South Americans have.
Fiction book (1998) -
Do I look South American to you?
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We see the South American Indian men clearly now.
Fiction book (2001) -
These people are, are South American, they're from South America.
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Contrary to general impression, South Americans' ideas about themselves are not the biggest problem.
Academic text (1996) -
The area was primarily occupied by white Europeans and white South Americans.
Academic text (2004) -
All right, So Cams going back to you, we're picking the second best South American player to play in the Premier League.
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Cortes and Gro both live in New York and are of South American descent.
Blog text (23) -
But to call ourselves "norteamericanos," as most South Americans do, is not only awkward but also inaccurate.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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A person born in Brazil or living there
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2.1
A person from Chile
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3.1
A person from Bolivia
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2.3
Someone who lives in or comes from Peru
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2.3
A person from Colombia in South America
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3.0
A person who comes from Argentina
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3.2
A person from Argentina or whose family comes from there
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2.7
A person from Ecuador
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A person from Uruguay
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A person from Paraguay
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6.4
A person or thing from the Patagonia region in southern South America
A person from Ecuador
A person from Guiana in northern South America
A person who lives in or comes from the Araucanía region of Chile
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'South American' is compositionally built from 'South' + 'American' and directly denotes something relating to South America; a learner who knows both constituents can derive this meaning. This compound follows a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern (direction/region + demonym), so its meaning is predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
South American comes from the words South and America, because 'America' was the name given to the lands after a mapmaker called Amerigo Vespucci and South points to the southern part of that continent. So South American means a 'person' from South America.