chile
n. uncountablen. a long, thin country in South America between the Andes mountains and the ocean. It is famous for its beautiful nature, wine, and copper.
n. a sovereign state in western South America, occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Chile is famous for its beautiful mountains and coastlines.
Many travelers visit Chile to explore the Atacama Desert in the north and the glaciers in the south.
The unique geography of Chile, stretching over four thousand kilometers from north to south, creates a diverse range of climates from arid desert to alpine tundras and glaciers.
Borrowed from Spanish Chile, probably from Quechua chiri (“cold”).
As a proper noun, it is always capitalized and typically used without an article.