Amérique

French

Etymology

From New Latin America.

Pronunciation

  • (Europe) IPA(key): /a.me.ʁik/
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  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /a.me.ʁɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -ik

Proper noun

Amérique f (plural Amériques)

  1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
  2. (informal, by ellipsis, metonymic) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, États-Unis d'Amérique)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: Amerik

See also

continents: continentsedit
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