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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessüdamerikanisch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zyd-ah-meh-ri-kahn-isch
"Die südamerikanische Kultur ist sehr vielfältig."
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Relating to or characteristic of the continent of South America.
"The South American rainforest is home to a diverse range of wildlife."
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A person from South America.
"She is a South American who has lived in Brazil her entire life."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'South America', combining the cardinal direction 'south' (from Old English 'sūþ') with 'America', named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci in the early 16th century. The suffix '-an' was added to form the demonym denoting origins, people, or things from the continent.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "South American" is said worldwide
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sud-américain
Transliteration: syda-meh-ree-kain
"Le sud-américain est riche en cultures diverses."
südamerikanisch
Transliteration: zyd-ah-meh-ri-kahn-isch
"Die südamerikanische Kultur ist sehr vielfältig."
sudamericano
Transliteration: sood-ah-meh-ree-kah-no
"La cucina sudamericana è molto varia."
sudamericano
Transliteration: soo-dah-mah-ree-kah-no
"La música sudamericana es conocida en todo el mundo."
sul-americano
Transliteration: sool-ah-meh-ree-kah-no
"O sul-americano é conhecido por sua diversidade cultural."
दक्षिण अमेरिकी
Transliteration: dakshin ameriki
"दक्षिण अमेरिकी संस्कृति बहुत समृद्ध है।"
南美洲的
Transliteration: nán měi zhōu de
"南美洲的文化非常丰富多彩。"
남미의
Transliteration: nam-mi-ui
"남미의 문화는 매우 다양합니다."
南アメリカの
Transliteration: minami amerika no
"南アメリカの文化は非常に多様です。"
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