America

proper noun

UK /əˈmer.ɪ.kə/

US /əˈmer.ɪ.kə/

A big country in North America where many people live.

My cousin moved to America last year.

SYNONYMS

the United States the USA the US the States

RELATED WORDS

continent country North America nation New World

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The continents of North and South America together.

Explorers sailed to America in the 1500s.

3. A short way to say the United States of America.

She was born in America but grew up in Canada.

4. The land of the Americas, from Alaska to Argentina.

Birds fly from America to warmer places in winter.