America
America - English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kə/
- (nonstandard) IPA: /əˈmɚ.ɪ.kə/, /əˈmɚ.ə.kə/
- (obsolete) IPA: /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.keɪ/, /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kɔː/
Proper noun
America (plural Americas)
- The Americas.
- A female given name.
- A town in Limburg, Netherlands.
- (sometimes proscribed) The United States of America.
Usage notes
In English, the unqualified term "America" often refers to the United States of America as a synecdoche, with "American" typically referring to people and things from that country. The sense of "the Americas" varies in commonness between regions in contemporary English, but is found in certain circumstances, such as in reference to the Organization of American States.
Synonyms
- (North and South America) Americas
- (United States of America) see United States of America#Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
America - Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɑˈmeː.ri.kaː/
- Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ca
- Homophone: Amerika
Proper noun
America n
- A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Turftreiersriek (Carnival nickname)
America - Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /aˈmɛ.ri.ka/
- Hyphenation: A‧mè‧ri‧ca
Proper noun
America f
- (continent) the Americas
Derived terms
- America Centrale
- America Latina
- americano
- cardellino d'America
- lucherino d'America
- Nord America / America del Nord / America settentrionale
- Stati Uniti d'America
- Sud America / America del Sud / America meridionale
Descendants
- →⇒ Slavomolisano: Lamerika
Anagrams
America - Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA: /aˈme.ri.ka/, [äˈmɛrɪkä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /aˈme.ri.ka/, [äˈmɛːrikä]
Proper noun
America f sg (genitive Americae); first declension
- (New Latin) America (the continent).
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | America |
| Genitive | Americae |
| Dative | Americae |
| Accusative | Americam |
| Ablative | Americā |
| Vocative | America |
America - Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ameˈɾiko̞/
Proper noun
America f
- America (the Americas)
Derived terms
- America del Nòrd
- America centrala
- America del Sud
- american
America - Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA: [aˈme.ri.ka]
Proper noun
America f (plural Americi)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) Americă | America | (niște) Americi | Americile |
| genitive/dative | (unei) Americi | Americii | (unor) Americi | Americilor |
| vocative | America, Americă | Americilor | ||
Derived terms
Related terms
America - Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA: /aˈmɛrɪka/
Proper noun
America f
Derived terms
- America Ladin (“Latin America”)
- Americanaidd (“American”)
- Americanes (“American woman”)
- Americanwr (“American man”)
- Canolbarth America (“Central America”)
- De America (“South America”)
- Gogledd America (“North America”)
- Unol Daleithiau America (“United States of America”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| America | unchanged | unchanged | Hamerica |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||