America

/əˈmɛrəkə/

/əˈmɛrɪkə/

Other forms: Americas

Definitions of America

1. noun

   North America and South America and Central America
   example of:

   dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma

   the solid part of the earth's surface
2. noun

   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
   synonyms: U.S., U.S.A., US, USA, United States, United States of America, the States

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   North

   the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

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   North American country, North American nation

   any country on the North American continent