América

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See also: America, Amèrica, and americà

Asturian

Etymology

From New Latin America.

Proper noun

América f

  1. America (the Americas)
  2. America (the United States of America)

Galician

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Wikipedia gl

Etymology

From New Latin America.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

América f

  1. America (the Americas)

Derived terms

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Ligurian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin America.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

América f

  1. The United States of America.
  2. America (the Americas)

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin America.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: A‧mé‧ri‧ca

Proper noun

América f

  1. America
    1. the Americas (the continents of North, Central and South America)
      Synonym: Américas
    2. (chiefly Portugal, informal) the United States
      Synonyms: Estados Unidos, Estados Unidos da América, EUA

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:América.

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin America.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmeɾika/
  • Rhymes: -eɾika
  • Syllabification: A‧mé‧ri‧ca

Proper noun

América f

  1. America (the Americas)
  2. (proscribed, Spain) America (the United States of America)

Derived terms

See also

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