(みなみ)アメリカ

みなみあめりか
noun
South America
geography
1. South America
The continent of South America, comprising twelve independent countries and several territories. In Japanese, commonly referred to in both full and abbreviated forms.
(みなみ)アメリカ()きたい
I want to go to South America.
Tropical forests spread across South America.
The South American continent has the longest mountain range in the world.

Written either as (みなみ)アメリカ or 南米(なんべい). The full form is used in everyday conversation, while 南米(なんべい) is the Sino-Japanese abbreviation preferred in news reports, formal writing, and compound terms.

Common collocations

  • (みなみ)アメリカ大陸(たいりく): the South American continent
  • (みなみ)アメリカ諸国(しょこく): South American countries
  • (みなみ)アメリカ旅行(りょこう): travel to South America

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