/ Sign up
English (UK)
Cambridge Dictionary Online

Meaning of America in English

America
noun
uk
/əˈmer.ɪ.kə/ us
/əˈmer.ɪ.kə/
Add to word list Add to word list
the United States of America:
George Washington was America's first president.
The family moved to America and opened a shop in New York City's Greenwich Village.
(also the Americas)
North America, South America, and Central America:
It's one of the best books on the continent of America.
The Americas account for only 12% of the company's total sales volume.
The ruling required every country in the Americas to rethink the way it deals with the Indigenous peoples within its borders.
More examplesFewer examples
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Countries, nationalities & continents: continents & regions of the world
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

See also

Central America
Latin America
North America
South America
(Definition of America from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
What is the pronunciation of America?
 

Translations of America

in Chinese (Traditional)
美國，美利堅合眾國, 美洲, 北美洲…
See more
in Chinese (Simplified)
美国，美利坚合众国, 美洲, 北美洲…
See more
in Spanish
los Estados Unidos de América, América…
See more
in Portuguese
os Estados Unidos da América, América…
See more
Need a translator?

Get a quick, free translation!

Translator tool
 

Browse

amenity
amenity kit
amenorrhea
amenorrhoea
America
America250
American
American Bankers Association
American bobtail

Word of the Day

overwhelmed

UK
/ˌəʊ.vəˈwelm/
US
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwelm/

past simple and past participle of overwhelm

About this

Blog

The Word Watcher: Climate

has been added to list
English (UK)   Change
English (UK) English (US) Español Português 中文 (简体) 正體中文 (繁體) Dansk Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Norsk Polski Русский Türkçe Tiếng Việt Svenska Українська 日本語 한국어 ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు বাঙ্গালি मराठी हिंदी
Follow us
Choose a dictionary
  • Recent and Recommended
  • Definitions
    Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English
    English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English
  • Grammar and thesaurus
    Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English
    Grammar Thesaurus
  • Pronunciation
    British and American pronunciations with audio
    English Pronunciation
  • Translation
    Click on the arrows to change the translation direction.
    Bilingual Dictionaries
    • English–Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Simplified)–English
    • English–Chinese (Traditional) Chinese (Traditional)–English
    • English–Danish Danish–English
    • English–Dutch Dutch–English
    • English–French French–English
    • English–German German–English
    • English–Indonesian Indonesian–English
    • English–Italian Italian–English
    • English–Japanese Japanese–English
    • English–Norwegian Norwegian–English
    • English–Polish Polish–English
    • English–Portuguese Portuguese–English
    • English–Spanish Spanish–English
    • English–Swedish Swedish–English
    Semi-bilingual Dictionaries
    English–Arabic English–Bengali English–Catalan English–Czech English–Gujarati English–Hindi English–Korean English–Malay English–Marathi English–Russian English–Tamil English–Telugu English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Urdu English–Vietnamese
  • Dictionary +Plus
    Word Lists
Contents
My word lists

To add America to a word list please sign up or log in.

Sign up or Log in
My word lists

Add America to one of your lists below, or create a new one.

More
Go to your word lists
Tell us about this example sentence: