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america

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A⋅mer⋅i⋅ca

  [uh-mer-i-kuh]
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–noun
1. United States.
2. North America.
3. South America.
4. Also called the Americas. North and South America, considered together.

United States

 
–noun
a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with Alaska and Hawaii, 3,615,122 sq. mi. (9,363,166 sq. km). Capital: Washington, D.C. Abbreviation: U.S., US
Also called United States of America, America.
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A·mer·i·ca   (ə-měr'ĭ-kə)   

  1. The United States.

  2. also the A·mer·i·cas (-kəz) The landmasses and islands of North America, Central America, and South America.

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