Gulf of America
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Gulf of America
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* (Nakhodka Bay): Partial calque of Russian зали́в Америка (zalív Amerika), from зали́в (zalív, “gulf, bay”) and the name of the Russian corvette Америка (Amerika) that discovered the bay.
* (Gulf of Mexico): A renaming of the oceanic basin by US president Donald Trump in 2025, although earlier uses exist.
proper noun the Gulf of America
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Synonym of Nakhodka Bay: A bay of Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
Similar: Amerika Bay, Nakhodka Bay
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Synonym of Gulf of Mexico: A gulf, a marginal sea of the Atlantic, off North America, north of the Caribbean Sea, confined by Mexico, Cuba, United States.
Siesta Key is touched on its south by Sarasota Bay and on its north by The Gulf of Mexico, which Rollie called "the Gulf of America."
"It is here, in Sarasota, in the U-S-of-A, it is here legally, it is not unemployed and it does not carry a shiv or eat tacos."
"It's the Gulf of America!"
"I see not
Similar: Bay of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico
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name Gulf of Mexico
| Español | golfo de América, golfo de los Estados Unidos, golfo de México |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अमेरिका की खाड़ी amerikā kī khāṛī |
| Português | golfo da América |
| Français | golfe de l'Amérique, golfe d'Amérique, golfe du Mexique |
| Deutsch | Golf von Amerika |
| Română | Golful Americii |
| Русский | Америка́нский зали́в Amerikánskij zalív |
| Tiếng Việt | vịnh Mỹ, vịnh Mĩ, vịnh châu Mỹ, vịnh châu Mĩ, vịnh Mỹ châu, vịnh Hoa Kỳ |
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title = {Gulf of America},
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