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America
[ uh-mer-i-kuh ]
noun
- Also called the Americas. North and South America considered together.
America
/ əˈmɛrɪkə /
noun
- short for the United States of America
- Also calledthe Americas the American continent, including North, South, and Central America
“America”
- 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?
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Let him read dispassionately the marvelous deeds of the Jesuits in other parts of América.
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Let the regulars of América tell how they have to tolerate it through compulsion.
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