Meanings
proper noun
- The continent forming the southern part of the Americas; east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, south of North America and north of Antarctica.
Translations
Afrikaans Suid-Amerika
- Suid-Amerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Arabic أَمْرِيكَا الْجَنُوبِيَّة, أَمِيرِكَا الْجَنُوبِيَّة
- أَمْرِيكَا الْجَنُوبِيَّة (ʔamrīkā l-janūbiyya)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
- أَمِيرِكَا الْجَنُوبِيَّة (ʔamīrikā l-janūbiyya)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Bengali দক্ষিণ মার্কিন
- দক্ষিণ মার্কিন (dokkhin markin)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Bulgarian Ю́жна Аме́рика
- Ю́жна Аме́рика (Júžna Amérika)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Catalan Amèrica del Sud
- Amèrica del Sudcontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Chinese Cantonese 南美, 南美洲
- 南美 (naam⁴ mei⁵)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
- 南美洲 (naam⁴ mei⁵ zau¹)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Chinese Mandarin 南美, 南美洲
- 南美 (Nán Měi)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
- 南美洲 (Nán Měizhōu)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
- 南亞美利加 /南亚美利加 (Nán yàměilìjiā)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Czech Jižní Amerika
- Jižní Amerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Danish Sydamerika
- Sydamerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Dutch Zuid-Amerika
- Zuid-Amerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Esperanto Sudameriko
- Sudamerikocontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Estonian Lõuna-Ameerika
- Lõuna-Ameerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Finnish Etelä-Amerikka
- Etelä-Amerikkacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
French Amérique du Sud
- Amérique du Sudcontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
German Südamerika
- Südamerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Greek Νότια Αμερική
- Νότια Αμερική (Nótia Amerikí)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Hawaiian ʻAmelika Hema
- ʻAmelika Hemacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Hebrew אָמֶרִיקָה הַדְּרוֹמִית, דְּרוֹם אָמֶרִיקָה
- אָמֶרִיקָה הַדְּרוֹמִית (amérika ha-dromít)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
- דְּרוֹם אָמֶרִיקָה (drom amérika)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Hindi दक्षिण अमेरिका, दक्षिण अमरीका
- दक्षिण अमेरिका (dakṣiṇ amerikā)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
- दक्षिण अमरीका (dakṣiṇ amrīkā)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Hungarian Dél-Amerika
- Dél-Amerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Icelandic Suður-Ameríka
- Suður-Ameríkacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Indonesian Amerika Selatan
- Amerika Selatancontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Irish Meiriceá Theas
- Meiriceá Theascontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Italian Sudamerica, America del sud
- Sudamericacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
- America del sudcontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
- America meridionalecontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Japanese 南アメリカ, 南米
- 南アメリカ (Minami Amerika)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
- 南米 (Nanbei)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Korean 남미, 남아메리카
- 남미 (Nammi)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
- 남아메리카 (Namamerika)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Latin America Austrālis
- America Austrāliscontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Latvian Dienvidamerika
- Dienvidamerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Lithuanian Pietų Amerika
- Pietų Amerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Malay Amerika Selatan
- Amerika Selatancontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Norwegian Bokmål Sør-Amerika
- Sør-Amerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Polish Ameryka Południowa
- Ameryka Południowacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Portuguese América do Sul
- América do Sulcontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Punjabi ਦੱਖਣੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ
- ਦੱਖਣੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ (dakkhaṇī amarīkā)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Romanian America de Sud
- America de Sudcontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Russian Ю́жная Аме́рика
- Ю́жная Аме́рика (Júžnaja Amérika)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Scottish Gaelic Aimeireaga-a-Deas
- Aimeireaga-a-Deascontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Slovak Južná Amerika
- Južná Amerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Spanish América del Sur, Sudamérica
- América del Surcontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
- Sudaméricacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
- Suraméricacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
- América Meridionalcontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Swahili Amerika ya Kusini
- Amerika ya Kusinicontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Swedish Sydamerika
- Sydamerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Tagalog Timog Amerika
- Timog Amerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Tamil தென் அமெரிக்கா
- தென் அமெரிக்கா (teṉ amerikkā)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Thai อเมริกาใต้
- อเมริกาใต้ (à-mee-rí-gaa-dtâai)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Turkish Güney Amerika
- Güney Amerikacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Ukrainian Півде́нна Аме́рика
- Півде́нна Аме́рика (Pivdénna Améryka)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Urdu جُنُوبی اَمْرِیکَہ, جَنُوبی اَمْرِیکَہ
- جُنُوبی اَمْرِیکَہ (junūbī amrīka)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
- جَنُوبی اَمْرِیکَہ (janūbī amrīka)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Vietnamese Nam Mỹ
- Nam Mỹcontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Welsh De America
- De Americacontinent that is the southern part of the Americas
Yiddish דרום אַמעריקע
- דרום אַמעריקע (dorem amerike)continent that is the southern part of the Americas
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with South America
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APA
South America. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20America
MLA
“South America.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20America. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South America,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20America.
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