America

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Proper noun 2.1.1 Derived terms 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Proper noun 4 Romanian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Proper noun 4.3.1 Declension 4.3.2 Related terms 4.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin America.

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• IPA: /əˈmɛrɪkə/

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Singular America

Plural Americas

America (plural Americas)

1. The continents of North and South America.
2. The United States of America.

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[edit] Italian

Wikipedia ^it

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America f.

1. (continent) America

[edit] Derived terms

• americano
• America Centrale
• America Latina
• cardellino d'America
• lucherino d'America
• Nord America / America del Nord / America settentrionale
• Stati Uniti d'America
• Sud America / America del Sud / America meridionale

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[edit] Latin

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Feminine form of Latin Americus, Latinization of the name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512). First recorded use is 1507.^[1]

Amerigo is the Italian form of a Gothic personal name, Amalric "master workman", from amal "work" and ric "power".

The attribution to Amerigo is perhaps a forced etymology to an existing name; the gold-bearing Amerrique Mountains along the spine of Nicaragua are sometimes believed to be the ultimate source.

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America f. (locative case Americae)

1. America.

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Latin America

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• IPA: [a'me.ri.ka]

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America f. (plural Americi)

1. America

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singular			plural
gender f.	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
Nom/Acc	-	America	Americi	Americile
Gen/Dat	-	Americii	-	Americilor

[edit] Related terms

• America Centrală
• America de Nord
• America de Sud
• american

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Hebert, John R., "The Map That Named America: Library Acquires 1507 Waldseemüller Map of the World" [1], Information Bulletin, Library of Congress.