# Amerika
## English
### Etymology 1

From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əˈmɛ.ɹɪ.kə/

#### Proper noun

Amerika
* (derogatory, politics) America; used to imply that the US is fascist.
** 1971, Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book‎, page 4:Steal This Book is, in a way, a manual of survival in the prison that is Amerika.
** 2008 April 30, Zoe Trodd, American Protest Literature, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 444:CARL WITTMAN From Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto 1969 If the gay liberation movement began on the East Coast with the Stonewall riots, it began on the West Coast with the publication of "Refugees from Amerika."

##### Derived terms

* Amerika Bay
* Gulf of Amerika

##### Related terms

* Amerikkka

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Amerika
* A female given name, a variant of America.
** 2008, Sam Warren, Tales from the Tijuana Jails, Bookwarren Publishing Servi, →ISBN, page 203:[…] As far as he could determine, the victim had been stealing from Amerika in order to support his crystal habit. The victim had also been Amerika's lover and had lived in the carraca with her.

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch Amerika.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈmɪərəka/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Amerika
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* United States of America (a country in North America)

### See also

* Afrika
* Amerika
** Noord-Amerika
** Suid-Amerika
* Antarktika
* Asië
* Europa
* Oseanië

## Albanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /amɛɾiˈka/

### Proper noun

Amerika
* definite nominative singular of Amerikë

## Azerbaijani
### Proper noun

Amerika
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* (informal) United States (a country in North America)
    Synonyms: Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları, ABŞ

#### Derived terms

* amerikalı

#### Related terms

* amerikan

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English America.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka

### Proper noun

Amerika
* United States of America (a country in North America)
* America (the continents of North America and South America)

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Amerika.

## Cornish
### Proper noun

Amerika
* United States of America (a country in North America)

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin America.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈamɛrɪka]
* Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
* Rhymes: -ɪka

### Proper noun

Amerika f (relational adjective americký, demonym Američan or (rare) Amerikánec, female demonym Američanka)
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* United States of America (a country in North America)

#### Derived terms

* amerikanismus
* amerikanista
* amerikanistika
* amerikanizace
* amerikanizovat
* jihoamerický
* Jihoameričan
* Jižní Amerika
* Severní Amerika
* severoamerický
* Severoameričan
* Střední Amerika
* středoamerický
* Středoameričan

#### Related terms

* američtina

### See also

* Afrika
* Amerika
** Jižní Amerika
** Severní Amerika
* Antarktida
* Asie
* Austrálie
* Evropa
* Oceánie

### Further reading

* “Amerika”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “Amerika”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ˈmeː(.)ri.ka/, [aˈmeːˀʁikʰa], [aˈmeɐ̯ˀikʰa], [ɑˈmeɐ̯ˀikʰa]

### Proper noun

Amerika
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* United States of America (a country in North America)

## Dutch
### Etymology

From New Latin America, named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.
The hamlet first appears in the written record in 1909 as Nieuw Amerika. It is named after the continent.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑˈmeː.ri.kaː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
* Homophone: America

### Proper noun

Amerika n
* America (the continents of North America and South America). In this sense has a plural: Amerika's
* United States of America (a country in North America)
* A hamlet in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

#### Derived terms

* Amerikaan
* Amerikaans
* Centraal-Amerika
* Latijns-Amerika
* Midden-Amerika
* Noord-Amerika
* Spaans-Amerika
* Verenigde Staten van Amerika
* Zuid-Amerika

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: Amerika
* Negerhollands: Ameriki, Meriki
** → Virgin Islands Creole: Ameriki, Meriki

### References

* van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

## Fijian
### Proper noun

Amerika
* America (a continent)

## German
### Alternative forms

* America (obsolete)

### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈmeːʁika/
* IPA: /ɑˈmɛɐ̯ʀikɑ/ (Austria)
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka

### Proper noun

Amerika n (proper noun, genitive Amerikas or (optionally with an article) Amerika, plural Amerika)
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* United States of America (a country in North America)
** 1827, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Den Vereinigten Staaten”, in Zahme Xenien‎, section 9:Amerika, du hast es besser / Als unser Kontinent, das alte, / Hast keine verfallene Schlösser / Und keine Basalte.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Usage notes

* The plural Amerika refers to North America (German: Nordamerika) and South America (German: Südamerika).

#### Synonyms

* (USA): USA, US-Amerika, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika

#### Meronyms

* Nordamerika, Mittelamerika, Zentralamerika, Südamerika
* US-Amerika

#### Derived terms

* amerikanisch

#### Descendants

* English: Amerika

### Further reading

* “Amerika” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Gilbertese
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ameɾika/

### Proper noun

Amerika
* United States of America (a country in North America)
* America (the continents of North America and South America)

## Hungarian
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɒmɛrikɒ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
* Rhymes: -kɒ

### Proper noun

Amerika
* (informal) Synonym of Amerikai Egyesült Államok (“United States of America”)
* America, Americas (the continents of North America and South America)

#### Derived terms

* amerikai
* Amerika-ellenes
* Dél-Amerika
* Észak-Amerika
* Közép-Amerika
* Latin-Amerika

### See also

* Afrika
* Amerika
** Dél-Amerika
** Észak-Amerika
* Antarktisz (more common; loosely speaking), Antarktika (technical term)
* Ázsia
* Európa
* Óceánia

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From New Latin America, named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ameˈrika/
* Rhymes: -ka, -a

### Proper noun

Amerika
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* United States of America (a country in North America)

#### Derived terms

* benua Amerika
* Amerika Serikat
* Amerika Utara
* Amerika Tengah
* Amerika Selatan
* Amerika Latin

### See also

* Afrika
* Amerika
** Amerika Selatan
** Amerika Utara
* Antarktika
* Asia
* Eropa
* Oseania

## Japanese
### Romanization

Amerika
* Rōmaji transcription of アメリカ

## Latvian
### Etymology

From Americus, Latinized form of the forename of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [amɛɾika]
* Audio (Riga):(file)

### Proper noun

Amerika f (4th declension)
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
    Amerikas ģeogrāfiskais centrs atrodas Hondurasā, Sigvatepekē ― the geographic center of America is located in Honduras, in Siguatepeque
* United States of America (a country in North America)
    Amerikas pilsoņu karš ― the American civil war
    Amerikas prezidents Baraks Obama pēc 2009.gada novembrī plānotās vizītes Ķīnā nolēmis personīgi tikties ar Tibetas garīgo līderi Dalailamu ― the American President Barack Obama, after his planned visit to China in 2009, decided to meet personally with the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama

#### Derived terms

* Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
* Centrālamerika
* Dienvidamerika
* Latīņamerika
* Ziemeļamerika

#### Related terms

* amerikānis, amerikāniete
* amerikānisks
* amerikānisms

#### See also

* kontinents
* The Earth's continents (Zemes kontinenti): Eirāzija (Eiropa, Āzija) - Āfrika - Amerika (Ziemeļamerika, Dienvidamerika) - Okeānija (Austrālija) - Antarktīda/Antarktika

## Limburgish
### Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin America. The Limburgish village is named as such for its remote location.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.me.ʁi.kaː/

### Proper noun

Amerika n (Veldeke spelling)
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
    Holonym: Haors aan de Maas

### References

* ↑ van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɐˈmʲɛrʲɪkɐ/

### Proper noun

Amèrika f (plural Amèrikos) stress pattern 1
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* United States of America (a country in North America)

#### Synonyms

* (The Americas): Amèrikos žemýnas

#### Derived terms

* Jungtìnės Amèrikos Valstìjos
* Centrìnė Amèrika
* Lotỹnų Amèrika
* Šiáurės Amèrika
* Pietų̃ Amèrika

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from English America.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [a.mɛ.ri.ka], [ə.mɛ.ri.ka]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ka, -a
* Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka

### Proper noun

Amerika (Jawi spelling اميريکا)
* America:
** The United States of America.
    Bahasa Inggeris bahasa kebangsaan de facto Amerika.English is the de facto national language of America.
** The Americas.
    Pertubuhan Negara-Negara Amerika ― Organization of American States

#### Affixations

* amerikakan (“to Americanize”)
* pengamerikaan (“Americanization”)

#### Compounds

* Amerika Latin (“Latin America”)
* Amerika Selatan (“South America”)
* Amerika Syarikat (“United States of America”)
* Amerika Utara (“North America”)

### Further reading

* “Amerika” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maltese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈmɛː.rɪ.ka/
* Audio (Gozo):(file)

### Proper noun

L-Amerika f
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* United States of America (a country in North America)
    Synonyms: Stati Uniti, Stati Uniti tal-Amerika

### See also

* L-Afrika
* L-Amerika
** L-Amerika ta’ Fuq
** L-Amerika Ċentrali
** L-Amerika t’Isfel
* L-Antartika
* L-Asja
* L-Ewropa
* L-Oċeanja, L-Oċjanja

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

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### Proper noun

Amerika
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* United States of America (a country in North America)

#### Related terms

* amerikaner
* amerikansk
* Amerikas forente stater
* Latin-Amerika
* Mellom-Amerika
* Nord-Amerika
* Sentral-Amerika
* Sør-Amerika

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

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### Proper noun

Amerika
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* United States of America (a country in North America)

#### Related terms

* amerikanar
* amerikansk
* Latin-Amerika
* Mellom-Amerika
* Nord-Amerika
* Sentral-Amerika
* Sør-Amerika

## Pennsylvania German
### Alternative forms

* Amerikaa (rare)

### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

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### Proper noun

Amerika
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* United States of America (a country in North America)

## Samoan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.me.ɾi.ka/

### Proper noun

Amerika
* United States (a country in North America)
* America (a continent)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aměrika/
* Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka

### Proper noun

Amèrika f (Cyrillic spelling Амѐрика)
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* United States of America (a country in North America)

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: /amɛ́ːrika/

### Proper noun

Amȇrika f
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* United States of America (a country in North America)

#### Synonyms

* (United States): Zdrúžene držáve Amêrike, Zdrúžene držáve, ZDA

#### Related terms

* Američàn / Američánka
* amêriški

### Further reading

* “Amerika”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from English America.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑˈmɛ.ɾi.kɑ/
* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Amerika
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* (nonstandard) United States of America (a country in North America)
    Synonym: Marekani

#### Derived terms

* Amerika ya Kaskazini
* Amerika ya Kusini

### See also

* Afrika
* Amerika
** Amerika ya Kaskazini
** Amerika ya Kusini
* Antaktika ~ Antaktiki
* Asia
* Australia
* Ulaya, Uropa

## Swedish
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈmeːrɪka/

### Proper noun

Amerika n (genitive Amerikas)
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* (sometimes proscribed) United States of America (a country in North America)
    Synonyms: Amerikas förenta stater, Förenta staterna, Staterna, USA, (humorous) Amerikat

#### Derived terms

* amerikan
* amerikanare
* amerikansk
* amerikanska
* amerikanisera
* Nordamerika
* Sydamerika
* Centralamerika
* Latinamerika

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish América, from New Latin America, ultimately derived from the first name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈmeɾika/ [ʔɐˌmɛː.ɾɪˈxa]
* Rhymes: -eɾika
* Syllabification: A‧me‧ri‧ka

### Proper noun

Amériká (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜇᜒᜃ)
* United States of America (a country in North America)
    Synonyms: Estados Unidos, (slang) Tate
* America (the continents of North America and South America)

#### Coordinate terms

* Amerika
** Hilagang Amerika
** Timog Amerika
* Antartika
* Aprika
* Asya
* Europa
* Oseanya

#### Related terms

* Amerikana
* Amerikano
* Kana
* Kano

### Further reading

* “Amerika”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Turkish

Picture dictionary :
Amerika
Grönland
Alaska
Kanada
Kebek
Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Meksika
Karayipler
Küba
Büyük Okyanus
Atlas Okyanusu :

### Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آمریقا (“Amerika”), from Italian America.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑˈme.ɾi.kɑ/

### Proper noun

Amerika
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* (colloquial) United States of America (a country in North America)

#### Derived terms

* Kuzey Amerika
* Güney Amerika

## Uzbek
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

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### Proper noun

Amerika
* America (the continents of North America and South America)
* (colloquial) United States of America (a country in North America)

#### See also

* ABD
* Amerika Birleşik Devletleri