Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun south_america
2 senses of south america
Sense 1
South America -- (a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama)
INSTANCE OF=> continent -- (one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot")
Sense 2
South America -- (the nations of the South American continent collectively; "South America is an important market for goods from the United States")
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage -- (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)