South American Countries by Etymology

Based on the meaning given, guess each country's name.

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Name Meaning	Country
May derive from the Surinen people	Suriname
Spanish for "equator"	Ecuador
"Where the land ends"	Chile
"Bird-river"	Uruguay
"Little Venice"	Venezuela
Named after Simon Bolivar	Bolivia

Name Meaning	Country
"River that gives birth to the sea"	Paraguay
"Red like an ember"	Brazil
"Land of many waters"	Guyana
Named after Christopher Columbus	Colombia
Quechua for "land of abundance"	Peru
Derived from the Latin word for "silver"	Argentina

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