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Overview of noun america

      »   The noun america has 2 meanings (first 2 from tagged texts)

• United States1.) State -- (the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax")
  
  2.) State, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
  
  States, United States1.) State -- (the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax")
  
  2.) State, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
  
  States of America, America, the States1.) State -- (the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax")
  
  2.) State, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
  
  States, US, U.S., USA1.) United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. -- (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
  
  2.) United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA -- (the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare)
  
  USA, U.S.A. -- (North1.) North -- (the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line)
  
  2.) Union, North -- (the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale")
  
  North American Republic1.) Democracy, republic, commonwealth -- (a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them)
  
  2.) Republic -- (a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president")
  
  republic containing 50 States1.) State -- (the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax")
  
  2.) State, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
  
  states - 48 Conterminous1.) Conterminous, contiguous -- (connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states")
  
  2.) Abutting, adjacent, adjoining, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring -- (having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities")
  
  conterminous states in North1.) North -- (the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line)
  
  2.) Union, North -- (the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale")
  
  North America Plus1.) Asset, plus -- (a useful or valuable quality)
  
  2.) Summation, addition, plus -- (the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven")
  
  plus Alaska in Northwest1.) Northwest, northwestern United States -- (the northwestern region of the United States)
  
  2.) Northwest, nor'-west, northwestward, NW -- (the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees)
  
  northwest North America and the Hawaiian1.) Hawaiian -- (the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii)
  
  2.) Hawaiian -- (a native or resident of Hawaii)
  
  Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific1.) Pacific, Pacific Ocean -- (the largest ocean in the world)
  
  1.) Pacific -- (promoting peace; "the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up")
  
  Pacific Ocean; Achieved1.) Achieve, accomplish, attain, reach -- (to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks")
  
  achieved independence in 1776)

• America -- (North1.) North -- (the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line)
  
  2.) Union, North -- (the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale")
  
  North America and South1.) South -- (the region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon line)
  
  2.) Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland -- (the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861)
  
  South America and Central1.) Central, telephone exchange, exchange -- (a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication)
  
  1.) Cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal -- (serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure")
  
  Central America)

Related Terms - "America"

Meaning 1 of AmericaUnited States, United States of America1.) United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. -- (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)

2.) America -- (North America and South America and Central America)

America - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. North American country, North American nation

• Central American country1.) Central American country, Central American nation -- (countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments)
  
  Central American country, Central American nation1.) Central American country, Central American nation -- (countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments)
  
  Central American nation - Countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments

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• Mexico1.) Mexico, United Mexican States -- (a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810)
  
  Mexico, United Mexican States1.) Mexico, United Mexican States -- (a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810)
  
  United Mexican States - A republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

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• Canada1.) Canada -- (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in Mainland1.) Mainland -- (the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or Peninsula1.) Peninsula -- (a large mass of land projecting into a body of water)
  
  Peninsula - A large mass of land projecting into a body of water)
  
  Mainland - The main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world")
  
  Canada - A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"

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• United States1.) United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. -- (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
  
  2.) United States government, United States, U.S. government, US Government, U.S. -- (the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States)
  
  United States, United States of America1.) United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. -- (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
  
  United States of America, America1.) United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. -- (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
  
  2.) America -- (North America and South America and Central America)
  
  America, The States1.) United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. -- (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
  
  The States, US1.) United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. -- (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
  
  US, U.S.Click for more information.U.S., USA1.) United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. -- (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
  
  2.) United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA -- (the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare)
  
  USA, U.S.A.Click for more information.U.S.A. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

Meaning 2 of AmericaAmerica land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma REFRENCED BY

• America - no definition found

• Archipelago1.) Archipelago -- (a group of many Island1.) Island -- (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
  
  2.) Island -- (a zone or area resembling an island)
  
  Island - A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by waters in a large body of water)
  
  Archipelago - A group of many islands in a large body of water

• Beachfront1.) Beachfront -- (a strip of land running along a beach)
  
  Beachfront - A strip of land running along a beach

• Cape1.) Cape, ness -- (a strip of land projecting into a body of water)
  
  2.) Cape, mantle -- (a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter)
  
  Cape, Ness1.) Cape, ness -- (a strip of land projecting into a body of water)
  
  Ness - A strip of land projecting into a body of water

• Coastal plain1.) Coastal plain -- (a plain adjacent to a coast)
  
  Coastal plain - A plain adjacent to a coast

• Floor1.) Floor, flooring -- (the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors")
  
  2.) Floor, level, storey, story -- (a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?")
  
  Floor - The inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"

• Foreland1.) Promontory, headland, head, foreland -- (a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea))
  
  2.) Foreland -- (land forming the forward margin of something)
  
  Foreland - A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

• Forest1.) Forest, wood, woods -- (the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area)
  
  2.) Forest, woodland, timberland, timber -- (land that is covered with trees and shrubs)
  
  Forest, Woodland1.) Forest, woodland, timberland, timber -- (land that is covered with trees and shrubs)
  
  Woodland, Timberland1.) Forest, woodland, timberland, timber -- (land that is covered with trees and shrubs)
  
  Timberland, Timber1.) Lumber, timber -- (the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material)
  
  2.) Timber -- (a beam made of wood)
  
  Timber - The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

• island - no definition found

• Isthmus1.) Isthmus -- (a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas)
  
  2.) Isthmus, band -- (a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure)
  
  Isthmus - A relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas

• Landmass1.) Landmass -- (a large continuous extent of land)
  
  Landmass - A large continuous extent of land

• mainland - no definition found

• Neck1.) Neck, cervix -- (the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck")
  
  2.) Neck -- (a narrow elongated projecting strip of land)
  
  Neck - The part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"

• Oxbow1.) Oxbow -- (the land inside an oxbow bend in a river)
  
  2.) Oxbow -- (a U-shaped curve in a stream)
  
  Oxbow - The land inside an oxbow bend in a river

• peninsula - no definition found

• Plain1.) Plain, field, champaign -- (extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth")
  
  2.) Knit, knit stitch, plain, plain stitch -- (a basic knitting stitch)
  
  Plain, Field1.) Field -- (a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat")
  
  2.) Battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field -- (a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields")
  
  Field, Champaign1.) Plain, field, champaign -- (extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth")
  
  2.) Champaign -- (a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana)
  
  Champaign - Extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"

• Slash1.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  2.) Slash -- (an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind))
  
  Slash - A wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"

• Wonderland1.) Wonderland -- (a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder)
  
  2.) Wonderland -- (an imaginary realm of marvels or wonders)
  
  Wonderland - A place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder