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Meaning of North America | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌnɔː(ɹ)θ əˈmɛɹɪkə

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
    Canada, US

Equivalents

Afrikaans Noord-Amerika
Azərbaycan dili Şimali Amerika
Беларуская Паўночная Амерыка
Български Северна Америка
Čeština Severní Amerika
Cymraeg Gogledd America
Dansk Nordamerika
Deutsch Nordamerika
Ελληνικά Βόρεια Αμερική
Esperanto Nordameriko
Français Amérique du Nord
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻAmelika ʻĀkau
Bahasa Indonesia Amerika Utara
Íslenska Norður-Ameríka
Italiano America del Nord
Қазақ тілі Солтүстік Америка
ភាសាខ្មែរ អាមេរិកខាងជើង
Кыргызча Түндүк Америка
Latviešu Ziemeļamerika
Македонски Северна Америка
Bahasa Melayu Amerika Utara
Nederlands Noord-Amerika
Português América do Norte
Română America de Nord
Svenska Nordamerika
Türkçe Kuzey Amerika
Українська Північна Америка
Tiếng Việt Bắc Mĩ

Examples

Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776. B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves? Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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