North America
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North America
- /ˌnɔː(ɹ)θ əˈmɛɹɪkə/
Rhymes with -ɛɹɪkə
proper noun
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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 con
Similar: India Nova, Turtle Island
- 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.
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name continent
| Español | América del Norte, Norteamérica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 북미 Bungmi, 북아메리카 Bugamerika |
| 日本語 | 北アメリカ Kita Amerika, 北米 Hokubei |
| 中文 | 北美 Běiměi, 北美洲 Běiměizhōu, 北亞美利加 /北亚美利加 Běi yàměilìjiā |
| हिन्दी | उत्तर अमेरिका uttar amerikā, उत्तर अमरीका uttar amrīkā |
| Kiswahili | Amerika ya Kaskazini |
| Português | América do Norte |
| Français | Amérique du Nord |
| Deutsch | Nordamerika |
| Italiano | America del Nord |
| Ελληνικά | Βόρεια Αμερική Vóreia Amerikí |
| Română | America de Nord |
| Русский | Се́верная Аме́рика Sévernaja Amérika |
| Tiếng Việt | Bắc Mỹ 北美) |
| العربية | أَمْرِيكَا الشَّمَالِيَّة ʔamrīkā š-šamāliyya |
| עברית | אָמֶרִיקָה הַצְּפוֹנִית amérika ha-ts'fonít, צְפוֹן אָמֶרִיקָה ts'fon amérika |
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title = {North America},
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