north_american_nation (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *North American nation*:
NOUN	location	North American nation, North American country	any country on the North American continent

English > *North American nation*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	Any country on the North American continent.
Synonym	North American country
Instances	Canada	A nation in northern North America
	Mexico, United Mexican States	A republic in southern 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
Part of	North America	A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
Narrower	Central American country, Central American nation	Any one of the countries occupying Central America
Broader	country, state, land	The territory occupied by a nation
Spanish	Estado Norteamericano
Catalan	Estat Nord-Americà

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