oas
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1. an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation (noun.group)
| member holonym | : | antigua and barbuda, |
| definition | : | a country in the northern Leeward Islands (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | argentina, argentine republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | chile, republic of chile, |
| definition | : | a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | colombia, republic of colombia, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | costa rica, republic of costa rica, |
| definition | : | a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | guatemala, republic of guatemala, |
| definition | : | a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | honduras, republic of honduras, |
| definition | : | a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | panama, republic of panama, |
| definition | : | a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903 (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | mexico, united mexican states, |
| definition | : | a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810 (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | cuba, republic of cuba, |
| definition | : | a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | haiti, republic of haiti, |
| definition | : | a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | dominican republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | jamaica, |
| definition | : | a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | barbados, |
| definition | : | easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | ecuador, republic of ecuador, |
| definition | : | a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | bolivia, republic of bolivia, |
| definition | : | a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | brasil, brazil, federative republic of brazil, |
| definition | : | the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | grenada, |
| definition | : | an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | paraguay, republic of paraguay, |
| definition | : | a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811 (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | peru, republic of peru, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | saint lucia, st. lucia, |
| definition | : | a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979 (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | uruguay, |
| definition | : | a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825 (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | republic of venezuela, venezuela, |
| definition | : | a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil (noun.location) |
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