Amerika
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis.
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /əˈmɛ.ɹɪ.kə/
==== Proper noun ====
Amerika
(derogatory, politics) America, i.e. the United States of America; used to imply that the US is fascist.
===== Derived terms =====
===== Related terms =====
Amerikkka
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Proper noun ====
Amerika
A female given name, variant of America.
== Afrikaans ==
=== Etymology ===
From Dutch Amerika.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈmɪərəka/
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
Synonyms: Verenigde State van Amerika, Verenigde State
=== See also ===
== Albanian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /amɛɾiˈka/
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
definite nominative singular of Amerikë
== Azerbaijani ==
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
(informal) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
Synonyms: Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları, ABŞ
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
amerikalı
==== Related terms ====
amerikan
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
From English America.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
==== Quotations ====
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Amerika.
== Cornish ==
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
== Czech ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from New Latin America.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈamɛrɪka]
Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
Rhymes: -ɪka
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika f (relational adjective americký, demonym Američan or (rare) Amerikánec, female demonym Američanka)
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== See also ===
=== Further reading ===
“Amerika”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“Amerika”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
== Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /a.ˈmeː(.)ri.ka/, [aˈmeːˀʁikʰa], [aˈmeɐ̯ˀikʰa], [ɑˈmeɐ̯ˀikʰa]
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
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 ===
IPA(key): /ɑˈmeː.ri.kaː/
Rhymes: -eːrikaː
Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
Homophone: America
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika n (plural Amerika's (referring to the supercontinent))
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
ellipsis of Verenigde Staten van Amerika (“United States of America”)
a hamlet in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Afrikaans: Amerika
Negerhollands: Ameriki, Meriki
→ Virgin Islands Creole: Ameriki, Meriki
=== References ===
van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
== Fijian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English America.
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
=== See also ===
== German ==
=== Alternative forms ===
America (obsolete)
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈmeːʁika/
IPA(key): /ɑˈmɛɐ̯ʀikɑ/ (Austria)
Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika n (proper noun, genitive Amerikas or (optionally with an article) Amerika, plural Amerika)
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
==== Usage notes ====
The plural Amerika refers to North America (German: Nordamerika) and South America (German: Südamerika).
==== Synonyms ====
(USA): USA, US-Amerika, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
==== Meronyms ====
Nordamerika, Mittelamerika, Zentralamerika, Südamerika
US-Amerika
==== Derived terms ====
amerikanisch
==== Descendants ====
English: Amerika
=== Further reading ===
“Amerika”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[3] (in German)
== Gilbertese ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ameɾika/
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
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=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈɒmɛrikɒ]
Rhymes: -kɒ
Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
Syllabification: A‧me‧ri‧ka
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
(informal) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, Amerikai Egyesült Államok)
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== See also ===
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from New Latin America.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ameˈrika/ [a.meˈri.ka]
Rhymes: -ika
Syllabification: A‧me‧ri‧ka
=== Proper noun ===
Amérika
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
==== Derived terms ====
=== See also ===
== Japanese ==
=== Romanization ===
Amerika
Rōmaji transcription of アメリカ
== Latvian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Americus, Latinized form of the forename of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [amɛɾika]
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika f (4th declension)
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
Amerikas ģeogrāfiskais centrs atrodas Hondurasā, Sigvatepekē ― the geographic center of America is located in Honduras, in Siguatepeque
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
Amerikas pilsoņu karš ― the American civil war
Amerikas prezidents Baraks Obama pēc 2009.gada novembrī plānotās vizītes Ķīnā nolēmis personīgi tikties ar Tibetas garīgo līderi Dalailamu ― the American President Barack Obama, after his planned visit to China in 2009, decided to meet personally with the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Centrālamerika
Dienvidamerika
Latīņamerika
Ziemeļamerika
==== Related terms ====
amerikānis, amerikāniete
amerikānisks
amerikānisms
==== See also ====
kontinents
The Earth's continents (Zemes kontinenti):Eirāzija (Eiropa, Āzija) - Āfrika - Amerika (Ziemeļamerika, Dienvidamerika) - Okeānija (Austrālija) - Antarktīda/Antarktika
== Limburgish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from New Latin America. The Limburgish village is named as such for its remote location.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈa.me.ʁi.kaː/
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika n (Veldeke spelling)
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
a village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
Holonym: Haors aan de Maas
=== References ===
== Lithuanian ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ɐˈmʲɛrʲɪkɐ]
Rhymes: -ɛrʲɪkɐ
Syllabification: A‧mè‧ri‧ka
=== Proper noun ===
Amèrika f (plural Amèrikos) stress pattern 1
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
(The Americas): Amèrikos žemýnas
==== Derived terms ====
Jungti̇̀nės Amèrikos Valsti̇̀jos
Centri̇̀nė Amèrika
Lotỹnų Amèrika
Šiáurės Amèrika
Pietų̃ Amèrika
== Malay ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Merikan (obsolete)
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English America.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌameˈrika/ [ˌʔa.mɛˈri.ka], /əmeˈrika/ [ʔə.mɛˈri.ka]
Rhymes: -ika
Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika (Jawi spelling اميريکا)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
Pertubuhan Negara-Negara Amerika ― Organization of American States
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
"Amerika" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Maltese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈmɛː.rɪ.ka/
Rhymes: -ɛːrɪka
=== Proper noun ===
L-Amerika f
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
Synonyms: Stati Uniti, Stati Uniti tal-Amerika
=== See also ===
== Norwegian Bokmål ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
==== Related terms ====
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
==== Related terms ====
== Pennsylvania German ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Amerikaa (rare)
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
== Samoan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /a.me.ɾi.ka/
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aměrika/
Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka
=== Proper noun ===
Amèrika f (Cyrillic spelling Амѐрика)
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
==== Declension ====
== Slovene ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /amɛ́ːrika/
=== Proper noun ===
Amȇrika f
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, Zdrúžene držáve Amêrike)
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
(United States): Zdrúžene držáve, ZDA
==== Related terms ====
Američàn / Američánka
amêriški
=== Further reading ===
“Amerika”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026
== Swahili ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English America.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ɑˈmɛ.ɾi.kɑ/
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
(nonstandard) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
Synonym: Marekani
==== Derived terms ====
Amerika ya Kaskazini
Amerika ya Kusini
=== See also ===
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈmeːrɪka/
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika n (genitive Amerikas)
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
(sometimes proscribed) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, Amerikas förenta stater)
Synonyms: Förenta staterna, Staterna, USA, (humorous) Amerikat
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
=== References ===
“Amerika”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish América, from New Latin America, ultimately derived from the first name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈmeɾika/ [ʔɐˌmɛː.ɾɪˈxa]
Rhymes: -eɾika
Syllabification: A‧me‧ri‧ka
=== Proper noun ===
Amériká (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜇᜒᜃ)
America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
Synonyms: Estados Unidos, (slang) Tate
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
==== Coordinate terms ====
==== Related terms ====
==== See also ====
=== Further reading ===
“Amerika”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 30
== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آمریقا (“Amerika”), from Italian America.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɑˈme.ɾi.kɑ/
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
(colloquial) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
== Uzbek ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Proper noun ===
Amerika
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
(colloquial) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri)
Synonym: ABD
==== Declension ====