Amerika

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. (derogatory) America; used to imply that the US is fascist.
    • 1971, Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book[1], page 4:
      Steal This Book is, in a way, a manual of survival in the prison that is Amerika.
    • 2008 April 30, Zoe Trodd, American Protest Literature, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 444:
      CARL WITTMAN From Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto 1969
      If the gay liberation movement began on the East Coast with the Stonewall riots, it began on the West Coast with the publication of "Refugees from Amerika."

Etymology 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. A female given name, a variant of America.
    • 2008, Sam Warren, Tales from the Tijuana Jails, Bookwarren Publishing Servi, →ISBN, page 203:
      [] As far as he could determine, the victim had been stealing from Amerika in order to support his crystal habit. The victim had also been Amerika's lover and had lived in the carraca with her.

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch Amerika.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈmɪərəka/
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)

See also[edit]

Albanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. definite nominative singular of Amerikë

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English America.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧ka

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. United States of America (a country in North America)
  2. America (the continents of North America and South America)

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Amerika.

Cornish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. United States of America (a country in North America)

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from New Latin America.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈamɛrɪka]
  • Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
  • Rhymes: -ɪka

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika f (related adjective americký, demonym Američan or (rare) Amerikánec, female demonym Američanka)

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • Amerika in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Amerika in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.ˈmeː(.)ri.ka/, [aˈmeːˀʁikʰa], [aˈmeɐ̯ˀikʰa], [ɑˈmeɐ̯ˀikʰa]

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From New Latin America, named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.

The hamlet first appears in the written record in 1909 as Nieuw Amerika. It is named after the continent.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Amerika n

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America). In this sense has a plural: Amerika's.
  2. United States of America (a country in North America).
  3. A hamlet in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: Amerika
  • Negerhollands: Ameriki, Meriki

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Fijian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. America (a continent)

German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈmeːʁika/
  • IPA(key): /ɑˈmɛɐ̯ʀikɑ/ (Austria)
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika n (proper noun, genitive Amerikas or (optionally with an article) Amerika, plural Amerika)

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)
    • 1827, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Den Vereinigten Staaten”, in Zahme Xenien[2], section 9:
      Amerika, du hast es besser / Als unser Kontinent, das alte, / Hast keine verfallene Schlösser / Und keine Basalte.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes[edit]

  • The plural Amerika refers to North America (German: Nordamerika) and South America (German: Südamerika).

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Amerika” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Gilbertese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. United States of America (a country in North America)
  2. America (the continents of North America and South America)

Hungarian[edit]

 Amerika on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒmɛrikɒ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
  • Rhymes: -kɒ

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. (informal) Synonym of Amerikai Egyesült Államok (United States of America)
  2. America, Americas (the continents of North America and South America)

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Amerika
accusative Amerikát
dative Amerikának
instrumental Amerikával
causal-final Amerikáért
translative Amerikává
terminative Amerikáig
essive-formal Amerikaként
essive-modal
inessive Amerikában
superessive Amerikán
adessive Amerikánál
illative Amerikába
sublative Amerikára
allative Amerikához
elative Amerikából
delative Amerikáról
ablative Amerikától
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Amerikáé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Amerikáéi
Possessive forms of Amerika
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Amerikám
2nd person sing. Amerikád
3rd person sing. Amerikája
1st person plural Amerikánk
2nd person plural Amerikátok
3rd person plural Amerikájuk

Derived terms[edit]

Compound words

See also[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From New Latin America, named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)

Derived terms[edit]

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Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

Amerika

  1. Rōmaji transcription of アメリカ

Latvian[edit]

 Amerika on Latvian Wikipedia
Amerika

Etymology[edit]

From Americus, Latinized form of the forename of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512).

Pronunciation[edit]

(file)

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika f (4th declension)

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
    Amerikas ģeogrāfiskais centrs atrodas Hondurasā, Sigvatepekēthe geographic center of America is located in Honduras, in Siguatepeque
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)
    Amerikas pilsoņu karšthe American civil war
    Amerikas prezidents Baraks Obama pēc 2009.gada novembrī plānotās vizītes Ķīnā nolēmis personīgi tikties ar Tibetas garīgo līderi Dalailamuthe American President Barack Obama, after his planned visit to China in 2009, decided to meet personally with the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama

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Limburgish[edit]

Limburgish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia li
Limburgish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia li

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from New Latin America. The Limburgish village is named as such for its remote location[1].

Pronunciation[edit]

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Amerika n (Veldeke spelling)

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
    Holonym: Haors aan de Maas

References[edit]

  1. ^ van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Lithuanian[edit]

Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia lt

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amèrika f (plural Amèrikos) stress pattern 1

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)

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Maltese[edit]

Maltese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia mt

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

L-Amerika f

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)
    Synonyms: Stati Uniti, Stati Uniti tal-Amerika

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)

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Pennsylvania German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)

Samoan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. United States (a country in North America)
  2. America (a continent)

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aměrika/
  • Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka

Proper noun[edit]

Amèrika f (Cyrillic spelling Амѐрика)

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)

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Slovene[edit]

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sl

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amȇrika f

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)

Inflection[edit]

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nominative Amêrika
genitive Amêrike
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Amêrika
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
dative
(dajȃlnik)
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Amêriki
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Amêriko

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Further reading[edit]

  • Amerika”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English America.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. (nonstandard) United States of America (a country in North America)
    Synonym: Marekani

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

(continents) mabara; Afrika (Africa), Amerika (America), Antaktika (Antarctica) or Antaktiki, Asia (Asia), Ulaya (Europe) or Uropa, Amerika ya Kaskazini (North America), Australia (Oceania), Amerika ya Kusini (South America) (Category: sw:Continents) [edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika n (genitive Amerikas)

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. United States of America (a country in North America)

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish América, from New Latin America, ultimately derived from the first name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈmeɾika/, [ʔɐˈmɛ.ɾɪ.xɐ]

Proper noun[edit]

Amériká (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜇᜒᜃ)

  1. United States of America (a country in North America)
    Synonyms: Estados Unidos, (slang) Tate
  2. America (the continents of North America and South America)

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Further reading[edit]

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آمریقا(Amerika), from Italian America.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. (colloquial) United States of America (a country in North America)

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Uzbek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Amerika

  1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
  2. (colloquial) United States of America (a country in North America)

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