Etymology

Amerika

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Today it means: America, i.e. the United States of America; used to imply that the US is fascist. Full definition →

German Amerika
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  1. German · borrowed fromAmerika
  2. English todayAmerika

From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.