אמריקה

Hebrew

continents of America

Etymology

From New Latin Amerī̆ca and its borrowings in European languages.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈme.ʁi.ka/

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Proper noun

אָמֶרִיקָה • (amérika) f

1. America (continents of America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and including Alaska, Hawaii, and several territories)

   Synonym: אַרְצוֹת הַבְּרִית (artsót habrít)

Derived terms

• דְּרוֹם אָמֶרִיקָה (drom amérika)
• צְפוֹן אָמֵרִיקָה (tsfon amérika)