North America

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌnɔː(ɹ)θ əˈmɛɹɪkə/ Rhymes: -ɛɹɪkə === Proper noun === North America The continent forming the northern part of the Americas; that part east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, north of South America and south of the Arctic Ocean. Synonyms: India Nova, Turtle Island (US, Canada) Canada and the United States as a unit to the exclusion of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean nations, and Greenland; roughly equivalent to Northern America. Often used to describe objects in a context that includes only the US and Canada. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Latin America === Further reading === North America on Wikipedia.Wikipedia