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North America en · NOUN
Meanings
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(no-gloss) [no gloss]
Holonyms
Earth · Americas · New World
Hypernyms
continent
Meronyms
Barbados · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Dominican Republic · Haiti · United States · Jamaica · Trinidad and Tobago · Antigua and Barbuda · Mexico · Saint Lucia · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Cuba · Bahamas · Grenada · Canada · Dominica
Synonyms
North America
North America en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌnɔː(ɹ)θ əˈmɛɹɪkə/
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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The continent forming the northern part of the Americas; that part east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, north of South America and south of the Arctic Ocean.
Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.
1991 May 12, “Kidnapped!”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
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(Canada, US) Canada and the United States as a unit to the exclusion of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean nations, and Greenland; roughly equivalent to Northern America. Often used to describe objects in a context that includes only the US and Canada.
Deriveds
French North America · North American · British North America
Relateds
Latin America
Synonyms
India Nova · Turtle Island
Translations (138)
fy Noard-Amerika (continent) · gu ઉત્તર અમેરિકા (continent) · vi Bắc Mỹ 北美) (continent) · el Βόρεια Αμερική (continent) · ga Meiriceá Thuaidh (continent) · lo ອາເມລິກາເໜືອ (continent) · fy Noard-Amearika (continent) · te ఉత్తర అమెరికా (continent) · ps شمالی امریکا (continent) · fi Pohjois-Amerikka (continent) · kmr Amerîkaya Bakur (continent) · mk Северна Америка (continent) · sa उत्तरीयामरेखिका (continent) · ne उत्तर अमेरिका (continent) · sh Sȅvērnā Amèrika (continent) · sh Sjȅvērnā Amèrika (continent) · co America settentriunale (continent) · ms Amerika Utara (continent) · ka ჩრდილო ამერიკა (continent) · rsk Сиверна Америка (continent) · cmn 北亞美利加 /北亚美利加 (continent) · uz Shimoliy Amerika (continent) · tl Hilagang Amerika (continent) · cv Ҫурҫӗр Америка (continent) · cs Severní Amerika (continent) · ab Аҩадатәи Америка (continent) · hi उत्तर अमरीका (continent) · kn ಉತ್ತರ ಅಮೇರಿಕ (continent) · sk Severná Amerika (continent) · cu Сѣвєрьна Амєрїка (continent) · ka ჩრდილოეთი ამერიკა (continent) · my မြောက်အမေရိက (continent) · nan-hbl 北美 (continent) · he צְפוֹן אָמֶרִיקָה (continent) · ko 북아메리카 (continent) · yue 北美洲 (continent) · crh Şimaliy Amerika (continent) · he אָמֶרִיקָה הַצְּפוֹנִית (continent) · th อเมริกาเหนือ (continent) · ta வட அமெரிக்கா (continent) · as উত্তৰ আমেৰিকা (continent) · fo Norðuramerika (continent) · or ଉତ୍ତର ଆମେରିକା (continent) · af Noord-Amerika (continent) · ce Къилбаседа Америка (continent) · bn উত্তর আমেরিকা (continent) · bg Се́верна Аме́рика (continent) · prs اَمْرِیکَایِ شُمَالِی (continent) · nv Náhookǫsjí Kéyah dah siʼánígíí (continent) · es América del Norte (continent) · yue 北美 (continent) · nl Noord-Amerika (continent) · sh Сје̏ве̄рна̄ Амѐрика (continent) · nrf Améthique du Nord (continent) · es Norteamérica (continent) · cmn 北美洲 (continent) · dsb Pódpołnocna Amerika (continent) · cy Gogledd America (continent) · tr Kuzey Amerika (continent) · ko 북미 (continent) · eo Nordameriko (continent) · ca Amèrica del Nord (continent) · am ስሜን አሜሪካ (continent) · hi उत्तर अमेरिका (continent) · lv Ziemeļamerika (continent) · sl Severna Amerika (continent) · cmn 北美 (continent) · hu Észak-Amerika (continent) · io Nord-Amerika (continent) · tg Амрикои Шимолӣ (continent) · st Amerika Leboya (continent) · sw Amerika ya Kaskazini (continent) · fa-ira آمْریکایِ شُمالی (continent) · ja 北米 (continent) · ro America de Nord (continent) · tk Demirgazyk Amerika (continent) · oj Mikinaako-minis (continent) · nb Nord-Amerika (continent) · is Norður-Ameríka (continent) · gd Aimeireaga-a-Tuath (continent) · ml വടക്കേ അമേരിക്ക (continent) · pl Ameryka Północna (continent) · hsb Sewjerna Amerika (continent) · be Паўно́чная Аме́рыка (continent) · bgc ओ॔टऱ्यामरेख्या (continent) · sah Хоту Америка (continent) · os Цӕгат Америкӕ (continent) · uk Півні́чна Аме́рика (continent) · mt L-Amerika ta’ Fuq (continent) · la Amerī̆ca Septentriōnālis (continent) · fr Amérique du Nord (continent) · ojb Mikinaako-minis (continent) · az Şimali Amerika (continent) · szl Půłnocno Amerika (continent) · ur شُمالِی اَمْرِیکَہ (continent) · nn Nord-Amerika (continent) · mr उत्तर अमेरीका (continent) · sq Amerika Veriore (continent) · pa ਉੱਤਰੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ (continent) · sq Amerikë Veriore (continent) · aii ܓܲܪܒܹܐ ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (continent) · lt Šiaurės Amerika (continent) · kk Солтүстік Америка (continent) · lkt Khéya Wíta (continent) · csb Nordowô Amerika (continent) · bua Хойто Америкэ (continent) · id Amerika Utara (continent) · ug شىمالىي ئامېرىكا (continent) · pt América do Norte (continent) · mn Хойд Америк (continent) · rue Се́верна Аме́рика (continent) · vo Nolüda-Merop (continent) · chr ᏧᏴᏢ ᎠᎹᏰᏟ (continent) · haw ʻAmelika ʻĀkau (continent) · ti ሰሜን ኣሜሪካ (continent) · it America del Nord (continent) · co America di u Nordu (continent) · ru Се́верная Аме́рика (continent) · nan-hbl 北美洲 (continent) · ar أَمْرِيكَا الشَّمَالِيَّة (continent) · ba Төньяҡ Америка (continent) · mn ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠳᠤ ᠠᠮᠡᠷᠢᠻᠠ (continent) · de Nordamerika (continent) · sv Nordamerika (continent) · sh Се̏ве̄рна̄ Амѐрика (continent) · da Nordamerika (continent) · ht Amerik dinò (continent) · ky Түндүк Америка (continent) · ady Ишъхъэрэ Америкэ (continent) · et Põhja-Ameerika (continent) · ja 北アメリカ (continent) · tt Төньяк Америка (continent) · km អាមេរិកខាងជើង (continent) · yi צפֿון אַמעריקע (continent) · si උතුරු ඇමෙරිකාව (continent) · gl América do Norte (continent) · hy Հյուսիսային Ամերիկա (continent) · oc America del Nòrd (continent)
wikidata: Q49