America

[ uh-mer-i-kuh ]

/ əˈmɛr ɪ kə /

noun

United States.

North America.

South America.

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

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Examples from the Web for america

The simple, awful truth is that free speech has never been particularly popular in America.
How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech|Nick Gillespie|January 9, 2015|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.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Asian-Americans are a group of persuadable swing voters, growing faster than any other group in America today.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Latinos, the fastest growing minority group in America, are even more underrepresented in Congress.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Myerson herself appears to have bought into that stigma, offering mixed to negative views on the Miss America pageant.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was Luke Marner himself who was going to America, and was going to write home to clear him.
Through the Fray|G. A. Henty
It will win artists to a phase of the sublime in America which they have overlooked.
The Book of the National Parks|Robert Sterling Yard
America at large flattens the 'a', and says 'glass of water.'
Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The supplies from America have been divided with the conscientious desire to see American generosity help as far as could be.
War Days in Brittany|Elsie Deming Jarves
Even in America, on an infinitely smaller scale, the question was old and unanswered.
The Education of Henry Adams|Henry Adams

British Dictionary definitions for america

America

/ (əˈmɛrɪkə) /

noun

short for the United States of America

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

Word Origin for America

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

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Culture definitions for america

“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.”