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Definition of Chile
1. Noun. A republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast.
Geographical relationships: Lautaro Faction Of The United Popular Action Movement, Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces, Lautaro Youth Movement, Manuel Rodriquez Patriotic Front
Group relationships: Oas, Organization Of American States
Generic synonyms: South American Country, South American Nation
Terms within: Patagonia, Antofagasta, Chiloe, Capital Of Chile, Gran Santiago, Santiago, Santiago De Chile, Punta Arenas, Temuco, Valparaiso, Vina Del Mar, Tierra Del Fuego, Cape Horn, Cape Froward, Atacama Desert, Guallatiri, Lascar, Tupungatito, Andes, El Muerto, Llullaillaco, Ojos Del Salado, Tupungato
Group relationships: South America
Member holonyms: Chilean
Derivative terms: Chilean
2. Noun. Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency.
Generic synonyms: Hot Pepper
Specialized synonyms: Jalapeno, Jalapeno Pepper, Cayenne, Cayenne Pepper
Substance meronyms: Chili Powder
Group relationships: Capsicum Annuum Longum, Cayenne, Cayenne Pepper, Chili Pepper, Chilli Pepper, Jalapeno, Long Pepper
Definition of Chile
1. Proper noun. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. ¹
2. Noun. (US regional) chili ¹
3. Noun. (US dialect South African American Vernacular English) child ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chile
1. chili [n -S] - See also: chili
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chile
Literary usage of Chile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oecd Economic Surveys (2005)
"189, Economics Department, University of chile, Santiago. ... Instituto de
Economía, Catholic University of chile, Unpublished manuscript, Santiago. ..."
2. The Journal of Geography by National Council of Geography Teachers (U.S.) (1918)
"chile is one of the few progressive and promising countries of South America.
... chile, too, has an industry which forms the backbone of her national ..."
3. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1813)
"He left in chile for his lieutenant Captain ... he returned to chile, to bring
from thence fome of the beft officers to encourage the royal army, ..."
4. The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual by Josephus Nelson Larned, Augustus Hunt Shearer (1922)
"The Government of chile is popular and representative. ART. 2. The Republic of
chile is one and indivisible. ART. 3. The sovereignty is vested essentially ..."
5. The Literary History of Spanish America by Alfred Coester (1916)
"The former composed largely of the adherents of a few wealthy families have up
to the present given chile a more stable government than that enjoyed by the ..."
6. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1906)
"chile chile—continued. Diccionario Biográfico de Estran- ... 3591 Treaty between
chile, Bolivia, and Argentina, VIII. 640 chile ..."
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