English > North America: 2 senses > noun 1, object| Meaning | A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama. |
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| Instance of | continent | One of the large landmasses of the earth |
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| Members | North American | A native or inhabitant of North America |
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| Part of | America | North America and South America and Central America |
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| West, Occident | The countries of (originally / originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America |
| northern hemisphere | The hemisphere that is to the north of the equator |
| western hemisphere, occident, New World | The hemisphere that includes North America and South America |
| Parts | Canada | A nation in northern North America |
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| Central America | The isthmus joining North America and South America |
| Coast Range, Coast Mountains | A string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California |
| Great Plains, Great Plains of North America | A vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas |
| Mesoamerica | Mexico and Central America |
| North American country, North American nation | Any country on the North American continent |
| Rockies, Rocky Mountains | The chief mountain range of western North America |
| United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
| Region of | Latin America | The parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken |
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| Plantation | A newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America) |
| canyon, canon | A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall |
| continental divide | The watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico) |
| plainsman | An inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America) |
| Spanish | América del Norte, América, Norteamérica |
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| Catalan | Amèrica del Nord, Nord-Amèrica |
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| Adjectives | North American | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of North America or their peoples |
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