- of or relating to Chile or its inhabitants
- a native or inhabitant of Chile
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Chil•e•an /ˈtʃɪliən/USA pronunciation
adj.
n. [countable]
- of or relating to Chile.
n. [countable]
- a person born or living in Chile.
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Chilean /ˈtʃɪlɪən/ adj
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chil•e
(chil′ē),USA pronunciation n.
Chil•e (chil′ē; Sp. chē′le),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biology, Foodchili.
Chil•e (chil′ē; Sp. chē′le),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa republic in SW South America, on the Pacific Coast. 14,508,168;
286,396 sq. mi. (741,765 sq. km). Cap.: Santiago.
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- Chilean sea bass
- Mistral
- Neruda
- O'Higgins
- Patagonian toothfish
- Salado
- salpiglossis
- schizanthus
- Tacna-Arica
- Talca
- Watson
- alerce
- Alessandri
- Allende Gossens
- boldo
- Carrera
- Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
- Chilean guava
- Frei
- glory-of-the-sun
- Huidobro
- Matta Echaurren
- painted tongue
- Pinochet Ugarte
- pro-Chilean
- pseudo-Chilean
- willow-leaved jessamine
- soapbark