Definition of oas Oas
/owˈejˈɛˈs/ - [oweyes] - OAS
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| oas - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation | ||
| Organization of American States, OAS | ||
| global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization an international alliance involving many different countries | ||
| antigua and barbuda a country in the northern Leeward Islands | ||
| argentine republic, argentina type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines | ||
| republic of chile, chile a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast | ||
| 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 | ||
| costa rica, republic of costa rica a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America | ||
| 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 | ||
| honduras, republic of honduras a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture | ||
| el salvador, republic of el salvador, salvador a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America | ||
| republic of panama, panama a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903 | ||
| mexico, united mexican states a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810 | ||
| republic of cuba, cuba the largest island in the West Indies | ||
| republic of haiti, 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 | ||
| dominican republic a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola | ||
| jamaica an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti | ||
| barbados a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area | ||
| 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 | ||
| commonwealth of dominica, dominica a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians | ||
| ecuador, republic of ecuador a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes | ||
| bahama islands, bahamas, commonwealth of the bahamas island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort | ||
| republic of bolivia, bolivia a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded | ||
| brasil, federative republic of brazil, 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 | ||
| grenada an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth | ||
| paraguay, republic of paraguay a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| saint lucia, st. lucia a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| the states, u.s.a., united states of america, us, america, u.s., united states, usa North America and South America and Central America | ||
| uruguay a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825 | ||
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🔤- oas, noun, singular of oases.
