América

See also: America, Amèrica, and americà

Asturian

Etymology

From New Latin America.

Proper noun

América f

  1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
  2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

Galician

Etymology

From New Latin America.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

América f

  1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

Derived terms

See also

Ligurian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin America.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmerika/

Proper noun

América f

  1. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
  2. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

Derived terms

  • América do Nòrd
  • América do Sùd

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈmɛ.ɾi.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈmɛ.ɾi.ka/

  • Hyphenation: A‧mé‧ri‧ca

Etymology 1

Borrowed from New Latin America.

Proper noun

América f (plural Américas)

  1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
    Synonym: Américas
  2. (chiefly Portugal, informal) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, Estados Unidos da América)
    Synonyms: Estados Unidos, EUA
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:América.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

América f (plural Américas, masculine Américo, masculine plural Américos)

  1. a female given name

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin America.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmeɾika/ [aˈme.ɾi.ka]
  • Rhymes: -eɾika
  • Syllabification: A‧mé‧ri‧ca

Proper noun

América f

  1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
    Los Estados Unidos es el país más poblado de América.
    The United States is the most populous country in the Americas.
  2. (proscribed, Spain) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, Estados Unidos de América)
    • 2025 January 28, Jordan Valinsky, “Google Maps cambiará el nombre del golfo de México por el de "golfo de Estados Unidos"”, in CNN en Español[1]:
      Y en un guiño a las contribuciones del golfo de México a la economía estadounidense, Trump está “ordenando que se le cambie oficialmente el nombre a golfo de América”.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading