- short for the United States of America
- Also called: the Americas the American continent, including North, South, and Central America
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
A•mer•i•ca
(ə mer′i kə),USA pronunciation n.
- Place NamesSee United States.
- Place NamesSee North America.
- Place NamesSee South America.
- Place NamesAlso called the Americas. North and South America, considered together.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
America /əˈmɛrɪkə/ n
'America' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
A.
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- acerola
- agave
- agouti
- ailanthus
- Alaska
- alcalde
- alpaca
- Am.
- Amazon
- Amer.
- American
- Americana
- American Indian
- americium
- Amherst
- ampelopsis
- anaconda
- Andes
- anteater
- apatosaurus
- Appalachian Mountains
- Appaloosa
- araucaria
- Argentina
- armadillo
- armyworm
- asphalt
- astilbe
- Atacama Desert
- Atlantic Ocean
- badger
- bald eagle
- balsa
- balsam fir
- banana republic
- basilisk
- Baudrillard
- Beaufort Sea
- beaver
- beech
- Belize
- bighorn
- bird of paradise
- bison
- bistort
- black bear
- Bloch
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