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View synonyms for America

America

[ uh-mer-i-kuh ]

noun

  1. Also called the Americas. North and South America considered together.


America

/ əˈmɛrɪkə /

noun

  1. Also calledthe Americas the American continent, including North, South, and Central America


“America”

  1. An American patriotic hymn from the nineteenth century, sung to the tune of the national anthem of Great Britain , “God Save the Queen.” It begins, “My country, 'tis of thee.”


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Word History and Origins

Origin of America1

C16: from Americus , Latin form of Amerigo ; after Amerigo Vespucci

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Example Sentences

Now, did those who began the conquest of América or those of Philipinas endure the more grievous and continual persecutions?

Let him read dispassionately the marvelous deeds of the Jesuits in other parts of América.

Let the regulars of América tell how they have to tolerate it through compulsion.

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