Meanings
- 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.
1 more example
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 convenient to you, sir.
1991 May 12, “Kidnapped!”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5Synonyms: India Nova, Turtle Island
- CanadaUSCanada 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe 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.
Translations
Afrikaans Noord-Amerika
- Noord-Amerikacontinent
Arabic أَمْرِيكَا الشَّمَالِيَّة
- أَمْرِيكَا الشَّمَالِيَّة (ʔamrīkā š-šamāliyya)continent
Bengali উত্তর আমেরিকা
- উত্তর আমেরিকা (uttor amerika)continent
Bulgarian Се́верна Аме́рика
- Се́верна Аме́рика (Séverna Amérika)continent
Catalan Amèrica del Nord
- Amèrica del Nordcontinent
Chinese Cantonese 北美, 北美洲
- 北美 (bak¹ mei⁵)continent
- 北美洲 (bak¹ mei⁵ zau¹)continent
Chinese Mandarin 北美, 北美洲
- 北美 (Běiměi)continent
- 北美洲 (Běiměizhōu)continent
- 北亞美利加 /北亚美利加 (Běi yàměilìjiā)continent
Czech Severní Amerika
- Severní Amerikacontinent
Danish Nordamerika
- Nordamerikacontinent
Dutch Noord-Amerika
- Noord-Amerikacontinent
Esperanto Nordameriko
- Nordamerikocontinent
Estonian Põhja-Ameerika
- Põhja-Ameerikacontinent
Finnish Pohjois-Amerikka
- Pohjois-Amerikkacontinent
French Amérique du Nord
- Amérique du Nordcontinent
German Nordamerika
- Nordamerikacontinent
Greek Βόρεια Αμερική
- Βόρεια Αμερική (Vóreia Amerikí)continent
Hawaiian ʻAmelika ʻĀkau
- ʻAmelika ʻĀkaucontinent
Hebrew אָמֶרִיקָה הַצְּפוֹנִית, צְפוֹן אָמֶרִיקָה
- אָמֶרִיקָה הַצְּפוֹנִית (amérika ha-ts'fonít)continent
- צְפוֹן אָמֶרִיקָה (ts'fon amérika)continent
Hindi उत्तर अमेरिका, उत्तर अमरीका
- उत्तर अमेरिका (uttar amerikā)continent
- उत्तर अमरीका (uttar amrīkā)continent
Hungarian Észak-Amerika
- Észak-Amerikacontinent
Icelandic Norður-Ameríka
- Norður-Ameríkacontinent
Indonesian Amerika Utara
- Amerika Utaracontinent
Irish Meiriceá Thuaidh
- Meiriceá Thuaidhcontinent
Italian America del Nord
- America del Nordcontinent
Japanese 北アメリカ, 北米
- 北アメリカ (Kita Amerika)continent
- 北米 (Hokubei)continent
Korean 북미, 북아메리카
- 북미 (Bungmi)continent
- 북아메리카 (Bugamerika)continent
Latin Amerī̆ca Septentriōnālis
- Amerī̆ca Septentriōnāliscontinent
Latvian Ziemeļamerika
- Ziemeļamerikacontinent
Lithuanian Šiaurės Amerika
- Šiaurės Amerikacontinent
Malay Amerika Utara
- Amerika Utaracontinent
Norwegian Bokmål Nord-Amerika
- Nord-Amerikacontinent
Polish Ameryka Północna
- Ameryka Północnacontinent
Portuguese América do Norte
- América do Nortecontinent
Punjabi ਉੱਤਰੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ
- ਉੱਤਰੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ (uttarī amarīkā)continent
Romanian America de Nord
- America de Nordcontinent
Russian Се́верная Аме́рика
- Се́верная Аме́рика (Sévernaja Amérika)continent
Scottish Gaelic Aimeireaga-a-Tuath
- Aimeireaga-a-Tuathcontinent
Slovak Severná Amerika
- Severná Amerikacontinent
Spanish América del Norte, Norteamérica
- América del Nortecontinent
- Norteaméricacontinent
Swahili Amerika ya Kaskazini
- Amerika ya Kaskazinicontinent
Swedish Nordamerika
- Nordamerikacontinent
Tagalog Hilagang Amerika
- Hilagang Amerikacontinent
Tamil வட அமெரிக்கா
- வட அமெரிக்கா (vaṭa amerikkā)continent
Thai อเมริกาเหนือ
- อเมริกาเหนือ (à-mee-rí-gaa-nʉ̌ʉa)continent
Turkish Kuzey Amerika
- Kuzey Amerikacontinent
Ukrainian Півні́чна Аме́рика
- Півні́чна Аме́рика (Pivníčna Améryka)continent
Urdu شُمالِی اَمْرِیکَہ
- شُمالِی اَمْرِیکَہ (śumālī amrīka)continent
Vietnamese Bắc Mỹ 北美)
- Bắc Mỹ 北美)continent
Welsh Gogledd America
- Gogledd Americacontinent
Yiddish צפֿון אַמעריקע
- צפֿון אַמעריקע (tsofn amerike)continent
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with North America
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North America. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20America
“North America.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20America. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “North America,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20America.
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