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South America

South A·mer·i·ca [ sòwth ə mérrikə ] fourth largest continent in the world, lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans southeast of North America and stretching from the isthmus of Panama southward to Cape Horn.
Population: 317,846,000 (1996) ().
Area: 17,819,100 sq km (6,880,000 sq mi.) 

South A·mer·i·can adjective, noun
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