Meaning

4 senses
  1. A supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas.

  2. A country in North America; in full, United States of America.

  3. A female given name.

  4. A town in Limburg, Netherlands.

Examples

1111 sentences
  1. Have you ever been to America?

    Ти колись був у Америці? — deniko

    ruТы когда-нибудь был в Америке? — nadya

    deWarst du schon einmal in Amerika? — MUIRIEL

  2. This custom is unique to America.

    Цей звичай унікальний для Америки. — deniko

    deDieser Brauch ist nur in Amerika anzutreffen. — Tamy

  3. He wants to go to America.

    Він хоче в Америку. — Ahha

    ruОн хочет поехать в Америку. — marafon

    deEr möchte nach Amerika gehen. — xtofu80

  4. I want to go to America.

    Я хочу поїхати до Америки. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу поехать в Америку. — Avelesy

    deIch möchte nach Amerika gehen. — Felixjp

  5. I will go to America tomorrow.

    Завтра я поїду в Америку. — rmdas

    ruЯ завтра поеду в Америку. — ellasevia

    deMorgen werde ich nach Amerika gehen. — lilygilder

Origin

Learned borrowing from New Latin America, feminine Latinized form of the Italian first nam

Learned borrowing from New Latin America, feminine Latinized form of the Italian first name of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). Amerigo is an Italian name derived from a Germanic language and is etymologically related to Henry and Emmerich. The earliest known use of America for the (South) American continent is on a 1507 map by Martin Waldseemüller; see Naming of the Americas for more.

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