America: The general name for NORTH AMERICA; CENTRAL AMERICA; and SOUTH AMERICA unspecified or combined.

Synonym: americas.

Terms Related to America

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• Caribbean

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• North American Indian

  An ethnic group belonging to the Mongoloid racial stock in North America.

• South American Indian

  An ethnic group belonging to the Mongoloid racial stock in South America.

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• Native American

  An ethnic group belonging to the Mongoloid racial stock in North America.