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  America

  noun

  United States.
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  “America”

  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.”

America

American  

[uh-mer-i-kuh] / əˈmɛr ɪ kə /

noun

1. United States.

2. North America.

3. South America.

4. Also called the Americas. North and South America considered together.

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America British  

/ əˈmɛrɪkə /

noun

1. short for the United States of America

2. Also called: the Americas. the American continent, including North, South, and Central America

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“America” Cultural  

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.”

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Usage

Spelling tips for America It can be difficult to remember how to spell the word America because it’s a place name that’s thought to be derived from a person’s name (Amerigo Vespucci). How to spell America: To remember how to spell America, think of a woman named Erica introducing herself: “Hi, I am Erica.”

Etymology

Origin of America

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

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Example Sentences

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America “America”

Sunday, Leo's last full day in Latin America, will be the most demanding physically for the 71-year-old, as he travels between two of the most important cultural and geographic regions in Peru, his adopted homeland.

From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2026

Around 100 million years ago, the Western Interior Seaway was an enormous inland sea that divided North America into two separate landmasses.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

The journey took them through some of the most spectacular landscapes in North America - over the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming and along the Great Lakes.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

In Jensen Huang, some of America sees a chief executive who was justly tossed from his company for affairs with an alleged Chinese spy and one of his own employees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Then, in 1852, he meets a stranger in Hanover who has big plans to set up a stagecoach line in South America between Valparaiso and Santiago, Chile.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

And finally, lovers of Maurizio Cattelan’s “America”, rejoice.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2025

The artist initially intended to create five matching versions of his toilet, which he titled “America” as a way to question which spaces in a museum get deemed sacred versus profane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

For much of our history Americans have been enchanted by a fable of their own invention: that we are one people, that “America” means more or less the same thing to us all.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025

His version of the number now is in keeping with Fosse’s “America” — told through song and dance.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2023

We close “America” regretfully, for a wild enchantment emanates from its pages, and entering into the spectator’s mind makes him realize that indeed “everything possible to be believed is an image of truth.”

From William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work by Irene Langridge

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