America

[ uh-mer-i-kuh ]

noun

1. United States.
2. North America.
3. South America.
4. Also called the Americas. North and South America considered together.

America

/ əˈmɛrɪkə /

noun

1. short for the United States of America
2. Also calledthe Americas the American continent, including North, South, and Central America

“America”

1. An American patriotic hymn from the nineteenth century, sung to the tune of the national anthem of Great Britain , “God Save the Queen.” It begins, “My country, 'tis of thee.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of America¹

C16: from Americus , Latin form of Amerigo ; after Amerigo Vespucci

Example Sentences

In the 90s, it kept gay men out of leadership roles in the Boy Scouts of America.

From The Daily Beast

The simple, awful truth is that free speech has never been particularly popular in America.

From The Daily Beast

It would became one of the first great mysteries in the United States of America, as it was only then 23 years old.

From The Daily Beast

Asian-Americans are a group of persuadable swing voters, growing faster than any other group in America today.

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Latinos, the fastest growing minority group in America, are even more underrepresented in Congress.

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As there are still many varieties of the plant grown in America, so there doubtless was when cultivated by the Indians.

From Project Gutenberg

Most of my observations are in keeping with Skutch's detailed report of the species in Central America.

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Her eldest daughter married in America, and was well known as a modeller in wax in New York.

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The streets here are rather wide for an Italian city but would be deemed intolerably narrow in America.

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Had not this Indian plant been discovered, the whole history of some portions of America would have been far different.

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