English > North American nation: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | Any country on the North American continent. |
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| Synonym | North American country |
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| Instances | Canada | A nation in northern North America |
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| 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 |
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| Narrower | Central American country, Central American nation | Any one of the countries occupying Central America |
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| Broader | country, state, land | The territory occupied by a nation |
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| Spanish | Estado Norteamericano |
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| Catalan | Estat Nord-Americà |
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