America (disambiguation)

**America** is, in English, usually a short name for the United States of America.

The **Americas** (North and South America) is rarely but sometimes called "America".

**America** or **América** may also mean:

### Argentina
* América, Buenos Aires, Argentina

### Colombia 
* La América, Commune of Medellín, Colombia

### Mexico 
* América, Tamaulipas, Mexico
* América II, Tamaulipas, Mexico

### United States 
* America, Illinois, U.S.
* America, Indiana, U.S.
* America, Oklahoma, U.S.

### Other
* America, Limburg, Netherlands
* 916 America, an asteroid

## Arts, entertainment, and media
### Films 
* *America* (1924 film), by D. W. Griffith
* *America* (2009 film), an American made-for-television film
* *América* (2010 film), from Portugal
* *America* (2011 film), from Puerto Rico
* *America* (2022 film), mainly Israeli film
* *America: Freedom to Fascism*, a 2006 documentary
* *America: Imagine the World Without Her*, a 2014 documentary film based on a book by Dinesh D'Souza
* *America: The Motion Picture*, a 2021 American animated film
* *America America*, a 1963 American film by Elia Kazan

### Literature
* "America" (*Judge Dredd* story), by John Wagner
* *America* (novel), a 2002 young adult novel by E. R. Frank
* "America" (poem), 1956, by Allen Ginsberg
* "America" (short story), by Orson Scott Card
* *America*, a Jake Grafton novel by Stephen Coonts
* "America", a poem by Walt Whitman from *Leaves of Grass*
* *America*, a 1986 book by Jean Baudrillard
* *America (The Book)*, a 2006 book by the staff of *The Daily Show with Jon Stewart*

### Music 
#### Groups and labels
* America (band)
* America Records (France), a jazz record label 

#### Albums 
* *America* (America album), 1971
* *America* (Kurtis Blow album), 1985
* *America* (Dan Deacon album), 2012
* *America* (John Fahey album), 1971
* *America* (Havalina album), 1999
* *America* (Julio Iglesias album), 1976
* *America* (Modern Talking album), 2001
* *America* (Wadada Leo Smith album), 2009
* *America*, a 1989 album by George Adams
* *America: An Album for All Ages*, a 2009 album by Bobby Susser
* *America – The EP*, a 2006 EP by Rebecca St. James
* *América & En Vivo*, a 1992 EP by Luis Miguel
* *America* (Thirty Seconds to Mars album), 2018

#### Songs 
* "America" (Deuce song), 2012
* "America" (Neil Diamond song), 1980
* "America" (KBC Band song), 1987
* "America" (Waylon Jennings song)
* "America" (Killing Joke song), 1988
* "America" (Prince song), 1985
* "America" (Razorlight song), 2006
* "America" (Simon & Garfunkel song), 1968
* "America" (Sufjan Stevens song), 2020
* "America" (*West Side Story* song), 1957
* "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)", a patriotic song of the United States
* "America the Beautiful", a patriotic anthem of the United States
* "America", a song by Tracy Chapman from *Where You Live*
* "America", a song by Kevin Coyne from *Heartburn*, 1976
* "America", a song by David Essex from the 1974 album *David Essex*
* "America", a song by Imagine Dragons from *Night Visions*
* "America", a song by Jewel from *0304*
* "America", a song by London Grammar from their 2021 album *Californian Soil*
* "America", a 1982 song by Motörhead from *Iron Fist*
* "America", a song by Nas from his untitled ninth studio album
* "América", a song by José Luis Perales
* "America", a song by Royce da 5'9" from *Layers*
* "America", a song by Santana featuring P.O.D. from *Shaman*
* "America", a song by Bree Sharp from her 1999 debut album *A Cheap and Evil Girl*
* "America", a song by Steppenwolf from the album *Monster*
* "America", a song by Bobby Susser from *America: An Album for All Ages*
* "America", a song by Wu-Tang Clan and Killah Priest from *America Is Dying Slowly*
* "America (Never Been)", a song by Car Seat Headrest from *How to Leave Town*

### Radio and television stations 
* America (XM), a satellite radio channel
* América 2, an Argentine television station
* America One, an American over-the-air television network 
* América Paraguay, a Paraguayan television network
* América Televisión, a Peruvian television network

### Television
* *América* (Brazilian TV series), a telenovela
* *America* (American TV series), a talk show
* *America: A Personal History of the United States*, a BBC documentary series
* *America: The Story of Us*, a six-part documentary on the history of the United States
* *The Americas* (TV series), an NBC nature documentary series

### Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
* *America* (magazine), a magazine published by the Jesuits
* *America* (toilet), a sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan
* *America* (video game), 2001

## People 
* América Alonso (1936–2022), Venezuelan actress
* América Barrios (1917–2001), Cuban actress
* America Chedister (1895–1975), American actress
* America Waldo Bogle (1844–1903), American pioneer
* America McCutchen Drennan (1830–1903), American educator and missionary
* America Ferrera (born 1984), American actress
* America Martin (born 1980), American artist
* America Meredith (born 1972), American artist
* America Newton (1835–1917), American pioneer
* America Olivo (born 1978), American actress
* America W. Robinson (1855–1912), American educator
* América del Pilar Rodrigo, Argentinian botanist
* America Iglesias Thatcher (1907–1989), Puerto Rican labor activist
* America Thayer (died 2021), American murder victim
* America Young (born 1984), American actress
* America Vera Zavala (born 1976), Swedish politician

### Fictional characters
* America, a character in the 2023 American romantic comedy drama movie *Beautiful Disaster*
* America Chavez, superhero from Marvel Comics

## Ships and boats
* *America* (yacht), winner of the America's Cup in 1851
* *America*-class amphibious assault ship, of the U.S.
* *America*-class steamship, Cunard sidewheel transatlantic steamships
** RMS *America*, first of the *America*-class
* French ship *America* (1788), a Téméraire-class ship of the French Navy
** *America*-class ship of the line, derived from the French ship *America*
* *Grande America*, an Italian cargo ship, sunken on 12 March 2019 near France
* HMS *America*, any of several ships of the Royal Navy
* SS *America*, any of several ships of that name
* USS *America*, any of several ships of the US Navy
* Herreshoff America, an American catboat design

## Sports 
* América de Cali, an association football (soccer) club from Cali, Colombia
* América Football Club (disambiguation)
* América Managua, an association football (soccer) club from Managua, Nicaragua
* Club América, an association football (soccer) club from Mexico City
* Copa América (Spanish and Portuguese for "America Cup"), association football (soccer) competition in South America

## Transportation
* *America* (aircraft), used by Richard E. Byrd on a 1927 transatlantic flight
* *America* (airship), flown in 1907 and 1909 attempts to reach the North Pole, and a 1910 attempt to cross the Atlantic
* America (American automobile)
* America (Spanish automobile)

## Other uses 
* Apollo 17 Command/Service Module (callsign "America")
* *America* (beetle), a genus of insects in the family Disteniidae
* American (word)
* Americas (terminology)
* Naming of the Americas

## Related pages 
* Air America (disambiguation)
* American (disambiguation)
* Americana (disambiguation)
* Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512), for whom the Americas were named
* Amerika (disambiguation)
* Amerrique Mountains
* *Amreeka*, a 2009 film
* *Umrika*, a 2015 Indian film by Prashant Nair
* Captain America (disambiguation)
* Pan-American (disambiguation)
* The American (disambiguation)
* The Americans (disambiguation)
* Armorica
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