South American country
Crossword Clue & Answers

8 August 2021
Last seen in: The Daily Mail Quick

We found 16 answers for the crossword clue 'South American country', the most recent of which was seen in the The Daily Mail Quick.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given South American country a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

South American country is a 3 word phrase featuring 22 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'The Daily Mail Quick' on Monday, 09 August 2021 with the answer being ECUADOR, but the most popular answer for this clue is PERU.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• The Daily Mail Quick - 9 Aug 2021
• Irish Times Simplex Crossword - 22 Mar 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 19 Mar 2021
• The Mirror Classic - 20 Jan 2021
• Irish Times Simplex Crossword - 3 Apr 2020
• The Daily Mail Quick - 30 Oct 2019
• The Guardian Quick - 30 May 2019
• The Daily Mail Quick - 2 Feb 2019
• Irish Times Simplex Crossword - 18 Mar 2016

Definitions and usage

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• Any one of the countries occupying the South American continent

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

PERU
A republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries

5 Letters

CHILE
A republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast

6 Letters

BRAZIL
Three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell

GUYANA
A republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966

7 Letters

BOLIVIA
A form of canasta in which sequences can be melded

ECUADOR
A republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes

EQUADOR

SURINAM
A republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975

URUGUAY
A South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825

8 Letters

COLOMBIA
A republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language

COLUMBIA
A university in New York City

PARAGUAY
A landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811

9 Letters

ARGENTINA
Type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines

VENEZUALA

VENEZUELA
A republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil

19 Letters

SOUTHAMERICANNATION
Any one of the countries occupying the South American continent