america Definition

either continent (North America or South America) of the western hemisphere

the lands of the western hemisphere including North, Central, and South America and the West Indies

united states of america

the region of the western hemisphere including Mexico, Central America, often the West Indies, and sometimes Colombia and Venezuela

the midwestern section of the U.S.

the middle-class segment of the U.S. population; especially : the traditional or conservative element of the middle class

canada

all British possessions in and adjacent to North America and South America —a mostly former designation

the narrow southern portion of North America connecting with South America and extending from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to the Isthmus of Panama

the republics of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Belize

the 11 southern states of the U.S. during their secession from the Union between 1860 and 1865: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee

site in southeastern Nebraska of the first homestead entered under the General Homestead Act of 1862

Spanish America and Brazil

all of the Americas south of the U.S.

continent of the western hemisphere northwest of South America bounded by the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific oceans and including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the countries of Central America area 9,361,791 square miles (24,247,039 square kilometers)

continent of the western hemisphere lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans southeast of North America and crossed by the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn area 6,880,706 square miles (17,821,029 square kilometers)

the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas: Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Central America with the exception of Belize, and South America with the exceptions of Brazil and the Guianas

the parts of America settled and formerly governed by the Spanish, including southwestern, western, and southern parts of the U.S. in addition to the countries listed in sense 1