America
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- proper noun
- /əˈmɛrɪkə/
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Estados Unidos
- In America, the Fourth of July is celebrated with fireworks and barbecues.
- America's future
- war on America
- America and Israel
Let's make it a Make America Great Again campaign.
- Let's make it a Make America Great Again campaign.
- That's what we say in America, dry treats.
- Then Mayor Pete weighed in on America's overseas wars.
- But how to go to America from Cameroon?
- So this time he's going to make America great and glorious again.
- Blue and red America, that's who we are.
- Well, Morgan and Morgan is America's largest injury law firm.
- OK, So it's like Voice of America for us.
- So make America great sounds great to me.
Examples
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Meanwhile back in America.
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The notion that teachers in America learn to teach by teaching is not new.
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So it was going from America to London?
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Lord, I never knew America was so beautiful.
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We're here today to tell the people of America that once again our freedom is in danger.
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People are flying from Australia to America to get crumble cookies.
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Now, that's the America I miss right there.
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The seeds of the threat America faces were sown long ago by the forces of history.
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I love America.
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Many tourists from around the world dream of visiting America for its diverse culture and landmarks.
Synonyms
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A country in North America made up of 50 states often called the US
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A country in North America made of fifty states including Alaska and Hawaii
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A country in North America made of fifty states
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A country in North America made of 50 states, including Alaska and Hawaii
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A casual name for the United States used by people from other countries
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A joking name for the United States often used with flags and pickup trucks
A country in North America made of 50 states
A country in North America made of fifty states, including Alaska and Hawaii
Idioms
Compounds
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A country in North America made of 50 states, including Alaska and Hawaii
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A region of countries between Mexico and South America, including Guatemala and Panama
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Countries in the Americas south of the United States where people mainly speak Spanish or Portuguese
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A national United States organization that teaches young people character, citizenship, and leadership through scouting
A group of 11 southern US states that left in 1861 to form their own government during the Civil War
A United Nations group that helps Latin American countries grow their economies
- Informal
A joking name for the United States used to say the country acts very excited
Surface Forms
Etymology
America comes from the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci and the Latin form Americus, which mapmakers used to mean the 'land of Amerigo'. That's why the country name United States of America uses America, and people often call the country simply America.