- South America
- S continent of the Western Hemisphere; ab. 6,860,000 sq. mi.
Webster's Gazetteer. 2013.
South America
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South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… … Universalium
South America — is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and… … Wikipedia
South America — South A|mer|i|ca the fourth largest ↑continent in the world, between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which goes from the southern coast of the Caribbean Sea (in the north) to Tierra del Fuego (in the south). It includes the Andes Mountains, the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
South America — S continent in the Western Hemisphere: c. 6,900,000 sq mi (17,871,000 sq km); pop. c. 318,000,000 South American adj., n … English World dictionary
South America — noun 1. a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama (Freq. 3) • Derivationally related forms: ↑South American • Members of this Region: ↑Latin America • Instance Hypernyms: ↑continent … Useful english dictionary
South America — Most of South America had become dominantly Roman Catholic by the time Protestants began to develop their missionary programs. The exceptions were Guyana and Surinam, which were under British and Dutch control, respectively. As with most of … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
South America — Many of the most significant developments in the study of shamanism in recent decades have come from those interested in Amazonia. Similarly, the influence of South American shamanism on neo shamanism and Cyberian shamanism is considerable.… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
South America Tennis Confederation — (SATC) … Wikipedia
South America — South′ Amer′ica n. geg a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 331,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km) South′ Amer′ican, n. adj … From formal English to slang
South America Tour 2008 — Este artículo o sección necesita una revisión de ortografía y gramática. Puedes colaborar editándolo (lee aquí sugerencias para mejorar tu ortografía). Cuando se haya corregido, borra este aviso por favor … Wikipedia Español
South America's Indigenous Peoples — ▪ 2000 by Alcida Rita Ramos More than 350 indigenous groups with a population totaling over 18 million people inhabit South America. Some of these groups still struggle for their physical survival, but many others have begun to demand ethnic… … Universalium
