South American

adjective

: of, relating to, or characteristic of South America (a continent of the western hemisphere lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans southeast of North America) or its people

South American noun

plural South Americans

Examples of South American in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The artist was slated to perform six South American shows in November and December. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

And Finneas pulled out from the upcoming South American leg of the trek. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

And so, the two men with very different life philosophies proceed to journey ever deeper into the South American heart of darkness, with a little bit of The Searchers thrown in for good measure. — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

The birds mostly divide their time between remote northern bogs and muddy South American shores. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above