America
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- proper noun
- /əˈmɛrɪkə/
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América
- But we know here in America, you've captured the country by storm.
- North America
- South America
- Latin America
They're trying to buy land in South America and Africa.
- They're trying to buy land in South America and Africa.
- And it started in the north of South America with countries like Venezuela.
- Never have I ever been to South America.
- Wait a second, further South than South America?
- And he won and drove the British out of out of North America that way.
- He's running here right now from from Central America.
- In most of North America, we have what we call fire dependent ecosystem.
- What do you see as being in and around America?
Examples
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Traveling across America can expose you to an array of different foods and traditions.
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Many cultures contribute to the rich history of America, from Indigenous peoples to immigrants.
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And I think you walking across America is a great idea.
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If it's not Canada, as long as it's not America or Mexico.
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What about America has worked for you?
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Any school district in America can do it.
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Go travel to America, start a side hustle.
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As soon as I get to America I'm going straight to Branson!
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The Glen Allen teacher-librarian developed a Read Across America program for the students and staff.
Academic text (2011) -
In the battle over the meaning of America, armies of phantoms are perpetually on the march.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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The continents of North and South America that Europeans settled from the late 1400s
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The continents North America and South America considered together as one region
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 began as a name mapmakers gave to new lands using the explorer's name Amerigo and the Latin form Americus, meaning the 'land of Amerigo'. So the whole landmass of North and South together came to be called America, which is why the continents share that name.