Meanings
proper nounthe Americas pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole.
In tracing the relationships between Western Modernism and the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, the curators took a universalist approach.
2007 January 19, Grace Glueck, “Art in Review”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 20221 more example
With Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine” for the Americas in effect, that raises an important question: Does the White House have enough leverage to force the Chinese to give ground?
2026 January 14, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe, Ian Mount, Grady McGregor, “Banks Ready Battle Plans to Save Their Credit Card Businesses”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole.
Also see
Translations
Afrikaans Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Ancient Greek Ἀμερικῆ
- Ἀμερικῆ (Amerikê)North and South America
Arabic أَمْرِيكَا, أَمِيرِكَا
- أَمْرِيكَا (ʔamrīkā)North and South America
- أَمِيرِكَا (ʔamīrikā)North and South America
- أَمْرِيكَة (ʔamrīka)North and South America
- أَمْرِيكَتَانِ (ʔamrīkatāni)North and South America
- أميريكاNorth and South America
Basque Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Bengali মার্কিন
- মার্কিন (markin)North and South America
Bulgarian Аме́рика
- Аме́рика (Amérika)North and South America
Catalan Amèrica, Amèriques
- AmèricaNorth and South America
- AmèriquesNorth and South America
Chinese Cantonese 美洲, 亞美利加 /亚美利加
- 美洲 (mei⁵ zau¹)North and South America
- 亞美利加 /亚美利加 (aa³ mei⁵ lei⁶ gaa¹)North and South America
Chinese Mandarin 美洲, 亞美利加 /亚美利加
- 美洲 (Měizhōu)North and South America
- 亞美利加 /亚美利加 (Yàměilìjiā)North and South America
- 亞美利加洲 /亚美利加洲 (Yàměilìjiā zhōu)North and South America
Czech Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Danish Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Dutch Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Esperanto Ameriko
- AmerikoNorth and South America
Estonian Ameerika
- AmeerikaNorth and South America
Finnish Amerikka
- AmerikkaNorth and South America
French Amérique, Amériques
- AmériqueNorth and South America
- AmériquesNorth and South America
German Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Greek Αμερική
- Αμερική (Amerikí)North and South America
Hawaiian ʻAmelika
- ʻAmelikaNorth and South America
Hebrew אָמֶרִיקָה
- אָמֶרִיקָה (amérika)North and South America
Hindi अमेरिका, अमरीका
- अमेरिका (amerikā)North and South America
- अमरीका (amrīkā)North and South America
Hungarian Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Icelandic Ameríka
- AmeríkaNorth and South America
Indonesian Amerika, benua Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
- benua AmerikaNorth and South America
Irish Meiriceá
- MeiriceáNorth and South America
Italian America, Americhe
- AmericaNorth and South America
- AmericheNorth and South America
Japanese アメリカ州, 米州
- アメリカ州 (Amerika shū)North and South America
- 米州 (Beishū)North and South America
Korean 아메리카, 미주
- 아메리카 (Amerika)North and South America
- 미주 (Miju)North and South America
Latin Amerī̆ca
- Amerī̆caNorth and South America
Latvian Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Lithuanian Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Malay Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Māori Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Norwegian Bokmål Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Polish Ameryka
- AmerykaNorth and South America
Portuguese América, Américas
- AméricaNorth and South America
- AméricasNorth and South America
Punjabi ਅਮਰੀਕਾ
- ਅਮਰੀਕਾ (amarīkā)North and South America
Romanian America
- AmericaNorth and South America
Russian Аме́рика
- Аме́рика (Amérika)North and South America
Scottish Gaelic Aimeireaga
- AimeireagaNorth and South America
Slovak Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Spanish América
- AméricaNorth and South America
Swahili Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Swedish Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Tagalog Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Tamil அமெரிக்கா
- அமெரிக்கா (amerikkā)North and South America
Thai ทวีปอเมริกา, อเมริกา
- ทวีปอเมริกา (tá-wîip à-mee-rí-gaa)North and South America
- อเมริกา (à-mee-rí-gaa)North and South America
Turkish Amerika
- AmerikaNorth and South America
Ukrainian Аме́рика
- Аме́рика (Améryka)North and South America
Urdu اَمْرِیکَہ, اَمْرِیکا
- اَمْرِیکَہ (amrīka)North and South America
- اَمْرِیکا (amrīkā)North and South America
Vietnamese Châu Mỹ, Mỹ Lợi Gia
- Châu MỹNorth and South America
- Mỹ Lợi GiaNorth and South America
- MỹNorth and South America
Welsh yr Amerig
- yr AmerigNorth and South America
Yiddish אַמעריקע
- אַמעריקע (amerike)North and South America
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Americas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Americas
MLA
“Americas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Americas. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Americas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Americas.
Source: Americas on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.