Definition of 'America'
noun
1. short for the United States of America
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Word origin of 'America'
2.
North America
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Word origin of 'America'
Quotations
America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy How to Love America and Leave it at the Same Time
The business of America is business Speech, 1925
America had often been discovered before, but it had always been hushed up
America is God's Crucible, the great Melting-Pot where all the races of Europe are melting and reforming! The Melting Pot
America, thou half-brother of the world;
With something good and bad of every land Festus
With something good and bad of every land Festus
Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof On the Contrary
America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success
America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair
Synonyms of 'America'
Trends of 'America'
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Translations for 'America'
British English: America
/əˈmɛrɪkə/ NOUN
America is the American continent, including North, South, and Central America.
- American English: America
- Arabic: أمريكا
- Brazilian Portuguese: América
- Chinese: 美国
- Croatian: Amerika
- Czech: Amerika
- Danish: Amerika
- Dutch: Amerika
- European Spanish: América
- Finnish: Amerikka
- French: Amérique
- German: Amerika
- Greek: Αμερική
- Italian: America
- Japanese: アメリカ
- Korean: 미국
- Norwegian: Amerika
- Polish: Ameryka
- European Portuguese: América
- Romanian: America
- Russian: Америка
- Spanish: América
- Swedish: Amerika
- Thai: ทวีปอเมริกา
- Turkish: Amerika
- Ukrainian: Америка
- Vietnamese: châu Mỹ
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