Bắc Mĩ

Vietnamese

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Bắc Mĩ

Grơn-len

A-lát-xca

Ca-na-đa

Quê-béc

Hoa Kì

Mê-hi-cô

Ca-ri-bê

Cu-ba

Thái Bình
Dương

Đại
Tây Dương

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Alternative forms

• Bắc Mỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 北美.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˧˦ mi˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ mɪj˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ mɪj˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Bắc Mĩ

1. North America, which consists of Canada, the United States and Mexico

Usage notes

• Textbooks usually make a clear distiction between Bắc Mĩ and Trung Mĩ (“Central America”). Using Bắc Mĩ to additionally refer to Central America is usually found in translation of English contexts.

Adjective

Bắc Mĩ

1. North American and non-Central American

See also

• Trung Mĩ (“Central America”)
• Nam Mĩ (“South America”)
• châu Mĩ (“the Americas”)
• lục địa Bắc Mĩ (“North America”) (additionally consisting of Central America)