América

n. The United States; North America; South America; continents of North and South America, Americas

America usually means either:The Americas, the lands and regions of the Western hemisphereThe United States of America, a country in the Americas
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Noun
1. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
(synonym) United States, United States of America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
(hypernym) North American country, North American nation
(hyponym) Union, North
(member-holonym) North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
(part-holonym) North America
(member-meronym) American
(part-meronym) East, eastern United States
(class) federal department, federal office, department of the federal government
(class) freshman, first-year
2. North and South America
(synonym) the Americas
(hypernym) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
(part-meronym) Central America

n. America, continents of North and South America

n. America, The United States; North America; South America; continents of North and South America, Americas