name
America
uh-MAIR-rih-kuh
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A continent or supercontinent of the Western Hemisphere, or informally the United States of America; also used as a female given name.
"They immigrated to America in search of a better life."
Word Forms
Americas plural
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Etymology
From New Latin America, a Latinized feminine form of the first name of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci.