Amerika

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

• IPA^(key): /əˈmɛ.ɹɪ.kə/

Amerika

1. (derogatory, politics) America; used to imply that the US is fascist.
   • 1971, Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book‎^[1], page 4:

     Steal This Book is, in a way, a manual of survival in the prison that is Amerika.

   • 2008 April 30, Zoe Trodd, American Protest Literature, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 444:

     CARL WITTMAN From Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto 1969
     If the gay liberation movement began on the East Coast with the Stonewall riots, it began on the West Coast with the publication of "Refugees from Amerika."

• Amerikkka

Amerika

1. A female given name, a variant of America.
   • 2008, Sam Warren, Tales from the Tijuana Jails, Bookwarren Publishing Servi, →ISBN, page 203:

     […] As far as he could determine, the victim had been stealing from Amerika in order to support his crystal habit. The victim had also been Amerika's lover and had lived in the carraca with her.

From Dutch Amerika.

• IPA^(key): /aˈmɪərəka/

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Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

• (continents) kontinent; Afrika, Amerika (Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika), Antarktika, Asië, Europa, Oseanië ^{(Category: af:Continents)}

• IPA^(key): /amɛɾiˈka/

Amerika

1. definite nominative singular of Amerikë

Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. (informal) United States (a country in North America)

   Synonyms: Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları, ABŞ

• amerikalı

• amerikan

From English America.

• Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka

Amerika

1. United States of America (a country in North America)
2. America (the continents of North America and South America)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Amerika.

Amerika

1. United States of America (a country in North America)

Borrowed from New Latin America.

• IPA^(key): [ˈamɛrɪka]
• Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
• Rhymes: -ɪka

Amerika f (related adjective americký, demonym Američan or (rare) Amerikánec, female demonym Američanka)

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

• (continents) světadíl; Afrika, Amerika (Jižní Amerika, Severní Amerika), Antarktida, Asie, Austrálie, Evropa, Oceánie ^{(Category: cs:Continents)}

• “Amerika”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Amerika”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

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• IPA^(key): /a.ˈmeː(.)ri.ka/, [aˈmeːˀʁikʰa], [aˈmeɐ̯ˀikʰa], [ɑˈmeɐ̯ˀikʰa]

Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

From New Latin America, named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.

The hamlet first appears in the written record in 1909 as Nieuw Amerika. It is named after the continent.

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈmeː.ri.kaː/

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• Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
• Homophone: America

Amerika n

1. America (the continents of North America and South America). In this sense has a plural: Amerika's
2. United States of America (a country in North America)
3. A hamlet in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

• Amerikaan
• Amerikaans
• Centraal-Amerika
• Latijns-Amerika
• Midden-Amerika
• Noord-Amerika
• Spaans-Amerika
• Verenigde Staten van Amerika
• Zuid-Amerika

• Afrikaans: Amerika
• Negerhollands: Ameriki, Meriki
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: Ameriki, Meriki

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Amerika

1. America (a continent)

• America (obsolete)

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• IPA^(key): /aˈmeːʁika/
• IPA^(key): /ɑˈmɛɐ̯ʀikɑ/ (Austria)

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• Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka

Amerika n (proper noun, genitive Amerikas or (optionally with an article) Amerika, plural Amerika)

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)
   • 1827, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Den Vereinigten Staaten”, in Zahme Xenien‎^[2], section 9:

     Amerika, du hast es besser / Als unser Kontinent, das alte, / Hast keine verfallene Schlösser / Und keine Basalte.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• The plural Amerika refers to North America (German: Nordamerika) and South America (German: Südamerika).

• (USA): USA, US-Amerika, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika

• Nordamerika, Mittelamerika, Zentralamerika, Südamerika
• US-Amerika

• amerikanisch

• English: Amerika

• “Amerika” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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• IPA^(key): /ameɾika/

Amerika

1. United States of America (a country in North America)
2. America (the continents of North America and South America)

 

 Amerika on Hungarian Wikipedia

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• IPA^(key): [ˈɒmɛrikɒ]

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• Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
• Rhymes: -kɒ

Amerika

1. (informal) Synonym of Amerikai Egyesült Államok (“United States of America”)
2. America, Americas (the continents of North America and South America)

• amerikai

• (continents) kontinens/földrész; Afrika, Amerika (Dél-Amerika, Észak-Amerika), Antarktisz/Antarktika (the former: the common, though loose name; the latter: technical term), Ázsia, Európa, Óceánia ^{(Category: hu:Continents)}

From New Latin America, named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.

• IPA^(key): /ameˈrika/
• Rhymes: -ka, -a

Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

• benua Amerika
• Amerika Serikat
• Amerika Utara
• Amerika Tengah
• Amerika Selatan
• Amerika Latin

• (continents) benua-benua; Afrika, Amerika (Amerika Utara, Amerika Selatan), Antarktika, Asia, Eropa, Oseania ^{(Category: id:Continents)}

Amerika

1. Rōmaji transcription of アメリカ

 

 Amerika on Latvian Wikipedia

 

From Americus, Latinized form of the forename of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512).

• IPA^(key): [amɛɾika]

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Amerika f (4th declension)

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)

   Amerikas ģeogrāfiskais centrs atrodas Hondurasā, Sigvatepekē ― the geographic center of America is located in Honduras, in Siguatepeque

2. United States of America (a country in North America)

   Amerikas pilsoņu karš ― the American civil war

   Amerikas prezidents Baraks Obama pēc 2009.gada novembrī plānotās vizītes Ķīnā nolēmis personīgi tikties ar Tibetas garīgo līderi Dalailamu ― the American President Barack Obama, after his planned visit to China in 2009, decided to meet personally with the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama

• Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
• Centrālamerika
• Dienvidamerika
• Latīņamerika
• Ziemeļamerika

• amerikānis, amerikāniete
• amerikānisks
• amerikānisms

• kontinents

• The Earth's continents (Zemes kontinenti):
  Eirāzija (Eiropa, Āzija) - Āfrika - Amerika (Ziemeļamerika, Dienvidamerika) - Okeānija (Austrālija) - Antarktīda/Antarktika

 

Limburgish Wikipedia has an article on:

Amerika

Wikipedia ^li

 

Limburgish Wikipedia has an article on:

Amerika (Limburg)

Wikipedia ^li

Borrowed from New Latin America. The Limburgish village is named as such for its remote location.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.me.ʁi.kaː/

Amerika n (Veldeke spelling)

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

   Holonym: Haors aan de Maas

 

Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:

Amerika

Wikipedia ^lt

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• IPA^(key): /ɐˈmʲɛrʲɪkɐ/

Amèrika f (plural Amèrikos) stress pattern 1

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

• (The Americas): Amèrikos žemýnas

• Jungtìnės Amèrikos Valstìjos
• Centrìnė Amèrika
• Lotỹnų Amèrika
• Šiáurės Amèrika
• Pietų̃ Amèrika

Borrowed from English America.

• IPA^(key): [a.mɛ.ri.ka], [ə.mɛ.ri.ka]

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• Rhymes: -ka, -a
• Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka

Amerika (Jawi spelling اميريکا)

1. America:
   1. The United States of America.

      Bahasa Inggeris bahasa kebangsaan de facto Amerika.

      English is the de facto national language of America.

   3. The Americas.

      Pertubuhan Negara-Negara Amerika ― Organization of American States

• “Amerika” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

 

Maltese Wikipedia has an article on:

Amerika

Wikipedia ^mt

• IPA^(key): /aˈmɛː.rɪ.ka/

• Audio (Gozo):

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L-Amerika f

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

   Synonyms: Stati Uniti, Stati Uniti tal-Amerika

• (continents) kontinent; L-Afrika, L-Amerika (L-Amerika ta’ Fuq, L-Amerika t’Isfel), L-Antartika, L-Asja, L-Ewropa, L-Oċeanja (L-Oċjanja) ^{(Category: mt:Continents)}

 

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Amerika

Wikipedia ^no

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Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

 

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Amerika

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Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

• Amerikaa (rare)

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Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

• IPA^(key): /a.me.ɾi.ka/

Amerika

1. United States (a country in North America)
2. America (a continent)

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• IPA^(key): /aměrika/
• Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka

Amèrika f (Cyrillic spelling Амѐрика)

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

 

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

Amerika

Wikipedia ^sl

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• IPA^(key): /amɛ́ːrika/

Amȇrika f

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

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• (United States): Zdrúžene držáve Amêrike, Zdrúžene držáve, ZDA

• Američàn / Američánka
• amêriški

• “Amerika”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

 

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

Amerika

Wikipedia ^sw

Borrowed from English America.

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈmɛ.ɾi.kɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. (nonstandard) United States of America (a country in North America)

   Synonym: Marekani

• Amerika ya Kaskazini
• Amerika ya Kusini

(continents) mabara; Afrika (“Africa”), Amerika (“America”), Antaktika (“Antarctica”) or Antaktiki, Asia (“Asia”), Ulaya (“Europe”) or Uropa, Amerika ya Kaskazini (“North America”), Australia (“Oceania”), Amerika ya Kusini (“South America”) ^{(Category: sw:Continents) [edit]}

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• IPA^(key): /aˈmeːrɪka/

Amerika n (genitive Amerikas)

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. (sometimes proscribed) United States of America (a country in North America)

   Synonyms: Amerikas förenta stater, Förenta staterna, Staterna, USA, (humorous) Amerikat

• amerikan
• amerikanare
• amerikansk
• amerikanska
• amerikanisera
• Nordamerika
• Sydamerika
• Centralamerika
• Latinamerika

Borrowed from Spanish América, from New Latin America, ultimately derived from the first name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmeɾika/ [ʔɐˌmɛː.ɾɪˈxa]
• Rhymes: -eɾika
• Syllabification: A‧me‧ri‧ka

Amériká (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜇᜒᜃ)

1. United States of America (a country in North America)

   Synonyms: Estados Unidos, (slang) Tate

2. America (the continents of North America and South America)

• “Amerika”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آمریقا (“Amerika”), from Italian America.

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈme.ɾi.kɑ/

Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. (colloquial) United States of America (a country in North America)

• Kuzey Amerika
• Güney Amerika

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Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. (colloquial) United States of America (a country in North America)

• ABD
• Amerika Birleşik Devletleri