south america

1. 1.

   a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama

   Broadercontinent

   Part ofwestern hemisphereWestsouthern hemisphereAmerica

   PartsSouth American countryArgentinaChileColombiaEcuadorBolivia
2. 2.

   the nations of the South American continent collectively

   “South America is an important market for goods from the United States”

   Broadercollection

Questions about south america

What does south america mean?

south america means "a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is south america a common word?

south america is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.