Meanings
adjectiveSouth American (comparative more South American, superlative most South American)
comparative more South American · superlative most South American
- Of, or relating to South America.
The Andes is a South American mountain range.
nounSouth American (plural South Americans)
plural South Americans
- A person from or living in South America.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian южноамерика́нски
- южноамерика́нски (južnoamerikánski)relating to South America
Catalan sud-americà, sud-americà
- sud-americàrelating to South America
- sud-americàSouth American person
Czech jihoamerický, Jihoameričan
- jihoamerickýrelating to South America
- JihoameričanSouth American person
Danish sydamerikansk
- sydamerikanskrelating to South America
Dutch Zuid-Amerikaans, Zuid-Amerikaan
- Zuid-Amerikaansrelating to South America
- Zuid-AmerikaanSouth American person
- Zuid-AmerikaanseSouth American person
Esperanto sud-amerika, sud-amerikano
- sud-amerikarelating to South America
- sud-amerikanoSouth American person
Finnish eteläamerikkalainen
- eteläamerikkalainenrelating to South America
French sudaméricain, sud-américain
- sudaméricainrelating to South America
- sud-américainrelating to South America
- sud-américainSouth American person
- sud-américaineSouth American person
German südamerikanisch, Südamerikaner
- südamerikanischrelating to South America
- SüdamerikanerSouth American person
- SüdamerikanerinSouth American person
Hebrew דרום אמריקני, דרום אמריקאי
- דרום אמריקני (d'róm-amerikáni)relating to South America
- דרום אמריקאי (d'róm-amerikái)relating to South America
Hindi दक्षिण अमेरिकी, दक्षिण अमेरिकी
- दक्षिण अमेरिकी (dakṣiṇ amerikī)relating to South America
- दक्षिण अमेरिकी (dakṣiṇ amerikī)South American person
Hungarian dél-amerikai
- dél-amerikairelating to South America
Italian sudamericano
- sudamericanorelating to South America
Norwegian Bokmål søramerikansk, sydamerikansk
- søramerikanskrelating to South America
- sydamerikanskrelating to South America
- søramerikanerSouth American person
Polish południowoamerykański
- południowoamerykańskirelating to South America
Portuguese sul-americano, sul-americano
- sul-americanorelating to South America
- sul-americanoSouth American person
Romanian sud-american, sud-american
- sud-americanrelating to South America
- sud-americanSouth American person
- sud-americancăSouth American person
Russian южноамерика́нский, южноамерика́нец
- южноамерика́нский (južnoamerikánskij)relating to South America
- южноамерика́нец (južnoamerikánec)South American person
- южноамерика́нка (južnoamerikánka)South American person
Slovak juhoamerický
- juhoamerickýrelating to South America
Spanish sudamericano, suramericano
- sudamericanorelating to South America
- suramericanorelating to South America
- sudamericanoSouth American person
- suramericanoSouth American person
Swedish sydamerikansk, sydamerikan
- sydamerikanskrelating to South America
- sydamerikanSouth American person
Turkish Güney Amerikalı
- Güney AmerikalıSouth American person
Ukrainian південноамерика́нський
- південноамерика́нський (pivdennoamerykánsʹkyj)relating to South America
Cite this entry
APA
South American. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20American
MLA
“South American.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20American. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South American,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20American.
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