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north america

north A·mer·i·ca
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nawrth uh-mer-i-kuh]
    • /nɔrθ əˈmɛr ɪ kə/
    • /nɔːθ əˈmer.ɪ.kə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawrth uh-mer-i-kuh]
    • /nɔrθ əˈmɛr ɪ kə/

Definitions of north america words

  • noun north america the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km). 1
  • noun north america USA, Central America and Canada 1
  • noun north america the third largest continent, linked with South America by the Isthmus of Panama and bordering on the Arctic Ocean, the N Pacific, the N Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. It consists generally of a great mountain system (the Western Cordillera) extending along the entire W coast, actively volcanic in the extreme north and south, with the Great Plains to the east and the Appalachians still further east, separated from the Canadian Shield by an arc of large lakes (Great Bear, Great Slave, Winnipeg, Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario); reaches its greatest height of 6194 m (20 320 ft) in Mount McKinley, Alaska, and its lowest point of 85 m (280 ft) below sea level in Death Valley, California, and ranges from snowfields, tundra, and taiga in the north to deserts in the southwest and tropical forests in the extreme south. Pop: 332 156 000 (2005 est). Area: over 24 000 000 sq km (9 500 000 sq miles) 0
  • noun north america N continent in the Western Hemisphere: c. 9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km); pop. c. 449,000,000 0
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north america popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for north america

noun north america

  • america — the American continent, including North, South, and Central America
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