North America

North America

The northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending northward from the Colombia-Panama border and including Central America, Mexico, the islands of the Caribbean Sea, the United States, Canada, the Arctic Archipelago, and Greenland.

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North American adj. & n.

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North America

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(Placename) the third largest continent, linked with South America by the Isthmus of Panama and bordering on the Arctic Ocean, the N Pacific, the N Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. It consists generally of a great mountain system (the Western Cordillera) extending along the entire W coast, actively volcanic in the extreme north and south, with the Great Plains to the east and the Appalachians still further east, separated from the Canadian Shield by an arc of large lakes (Great Bear, Great Slave, Winnipeg, Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario); reaches its greatest height of 6194 m (20 320 ft.) in Mount McKinley, Alaska, and its lowest point of 85 m (280 ft.) below sea level in Death Valley, California, and ranges from snowfields, tundra, and taiga in the north to deserts in the southwest and tropical forests in the extreme south. Pop.: 421 006 000 (1996 est.). Area: over 24 000 000 sq. km (9 500 000 sq. miles)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama Plantation - a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century" northern hemisphere - the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator 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) New World, western hemisphere, occident - the hemisphere that includes North America and South America Occident, West - the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America North American country, North American nation - any country on the North American continent Mesoamerica - Mexico and Central America Central America - the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world" Latin America - the parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - 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; achieved independence in 1776 America - North America and South America and Central America canyon, canon - a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall Coast Mountains, Coast Range - 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; formerly inhabited by Native Americans Rockies, Rocky Mountains - the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide North American - a native or inhabitant of North America plainsman - an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)
	2.	North America - the nations of the North American continent collectively aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole American - a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country

Translations

North America n → Amérique f du Nord
North American

adj → nord-américain(e)

n → Nord-Américain(e) m/f

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North America n → l'America del Nord

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North America n → l'America del Nord

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