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    ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    An association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperationplay

    Synonyms:

    OAS; Organization of American States

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("Organization of American States" is a kind of...):

    global organization; international organisation; international organization; world organisation; world organization (an international alliance involving many different countries)

    Meronyms (members of "Organization of American States"):

    Republic of Venezuela; Venezuela (a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil)

    Uruguay (a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825)

    America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)

    Dutch Guiana; Netherlands Guiana; Republic of Suriname; Surinam; Suriname (a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975)

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; St. Vincent and the Grenadines (an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979)

    Saint Lucia; St. Lucia (a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979)

    Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Christopher-Nevis; Saint Kitts and Nevis; St. Christopher-Nevis; St. Kitts and Nevis (a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983)

    Peru; Republic of 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)

    Paraguay; Republic of Paraguay (a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811)

    Grenada (an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth)

    Brasil; Brazil; Federative Republic of Brazil (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)

    Bolivia; Republic of Bolivia (a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain)

    Bahama Islands; Bahamas; Commonwealth of the Bahamas (island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort)

    Ecuador; Republic of Ecuador (a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes)

    Commonwealth of Dominica; Dominica (a country on the island of Dominica)

    Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Trinidad and Tobago (an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962)

    Barbados (easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela)

    Jamaica (a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism)

    Dominican Republic (a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola)

    Haiti; Republic of Haiti (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)

    Cuba; Republic of Cuba (a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba)

    Mexico; United Mexican States (a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810)

    Panama; Republic of Panama (a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903)

    El Salvador; Republic of El Salvador; Salvador (a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America)

    Honduras; Republic of Honduras (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture)

    Guatemala; Republic of Guatemala (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable)

    Costa Rica; Republic of Costa Rica (a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America. In Spanish, Costa Rica means Rich Coast (Costa means Coast, Rica means Rich))

    Colombia; Republic of 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)

    Chile; Republic of Chile (a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast)

    Argentina; Argentine Republic (a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)

    Antigua and Barbuda (a country in the northern Leeward Islands)

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