אַמעריקע
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a Latinized form of the forename of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). Compare German Amerika.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]אַמעריקע • (amerike) f
- America (two continents, North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
Derived terms
[edit]- אַמעריקאַניש (amerikanish, “American”)
- אַמעריקאַנער (amerikaner, “American”)
- דרום־אַמעריקע (dorem-amerike, “South America”)
- צפֿון־אַמעריקע (tsofn-amerike, “North America”)