North American continent

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.

North American adj. & n.

North America

(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)

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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

North America n → l'America del Nord

North America → أمريكا الشمالية Severní Amerika Nordamerika Nordamerika Βόρεια Αμερική Norteamérica Pohjois-Amerikka Amérique du Nord Sjeverna Amerika Nordamerica 北アメリカ 북미 Noord-Amerika Nord-Amerika Ameryka Północna América do Norte Северная Америка Nordamerika ทวีปเมริกาเหนือ Kuzey Amerika Bắc Mỹ 北美洲

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America American dewberry American smelt Arctic wolf Aster macrophyllus Aythya affinis balsam poplar beach heather beach plum bee balm beebalm black grama blue crab blue grama bluebill Bouteloua eriopoda Bouteloua gracilis boxberry California poppy	Situated on a volcanic island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is actually an archipelago made up from hundreds of small islands spaced out over nearly 2,500 kilometers It is nearly 3,750 kilometers south of the North American Continent and is one of the only two states that are not part of that block Situated on a volcanic island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is actually an archipelago made up from hundreds of small islands spaced out over nearly 2,500 kilometers. The Future of Gambling in Hawaii by Sarah H / Travel, recreation and leisure community This volume offers chapters early American diplomacy, the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, the diplomacy of expansion and the Monroe Doctrine, territorial expansion on the North American continent, the Civil War and its diplomatic aftermath, overseas expansion in the mid-19th century, the Spanish-American War and the decision for Empire, the surge into Asia, varieties of American empire in Latin America, and European-American relations and World War I. The history of American foreign policy, 3d ed.; v.1: To 1920 by Reference & Research Book News About 600 million years ago, when the North American continent was much smaller than today, a shallow sea formed in the area that is now the Great Lakes region The sea occupied a large basin, at times almost circular in shape, perhaps not unlike the modem Gulf of Mexico About 600 million years ago, when the North American continent was much smaller than today, a shallow sea formed in the area that is now the Great Lakes region. History of the Me? Mineral Essentials Water by Ann Knapp / Women's issues/gender studies community	normative Normodyne normotensive normothermia Norn nornicotine Norodom Sihanouk Noropianic Norplant Norrington Norris Norrish Norrköping Norroy Norse Norse deity Norse mythology Norseman Nortelry North North Africa North African North America North American North American Aerospace Defense Command North American continent North American country North American Free Trade Agreement North American nation North Atlantic North Atlantic Council North Atlantic Current North Atlantic Drift North Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Treaty North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Ayrshire North Bay North Bergen North Borneo North Brabant north by east north by west North Canadian River North Cape North Carolina North Carolinian North Cascades National Park north celestial pole North Channel North Charleston	North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad North American Computer Products North American Computers, Inc. North American Conference of Associates and Religious North American Conference of Separated and Divorced Catholics North American Conference on British Studies North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics North American Conference on Christianity and Ecology North American Conference on Elderly Mobility North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry North American Conference on Logic Programming North American Conference on Mycorrhizae North American Conflict Resolution North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology North American Congress on Biomechanics North American Congress on Latin America North American Conservation Action Plan North American Consortium of Nursing and Allied Health North American Consortium on Legal Education North American Construction Group North American Consumer Products North American Consumer Protection Investigators North American Contact Dermatitis Group North American Container System North American continent North American continental divide North American continental divide North American Contract Bridge League North American Contract Employee Services, Inc. North American coral snake North American coral snake antivenin North American coral snake antivenin North American coral snake antivenin North American Corriente Association North American Cottage Garden Society North American cottonmouth snake North American Council for Adoptable Children North American Council for Muslim Women North American Council for Online Learning North American Council of Automotive Teachers North American Council of Chemical Associations North American Council of South Asian Christians North American Council on Fishery Investigations North American Council on Geostatistics North American country North American Country Music Association International North American cowbird North American cowbird North American Crane Bureau North American Crane Working Group North American Craniofacial Family Conference North American Crappie Association North American Cruiser Association

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America
American dewberry
American smelt
Arctic wolf
Aster macrophyllus
Aythya affinis
balsam poplar
beach heather
beach plum
bee balm
beebalm
black grama
blue crab
blue grama
bluebill
Bouteloua eriopoda
Bouteloua gracilis
boxberry
California poppy

Situated on a volcanic island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is actually an archipelago made up from hundreds of small islands spaced out over nearly 2,500 kilometers It is nearly 3,750 kilometers south of the North American Continent and is one of the only two states that are not part of that block Situated on a volcanic island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is actually an archipelago made up from hundreds of small islands spaced out over nearly 2,500 kilometers.

The Future of Gambling in Hawaii by Sarah H / Travel, recreation and leisure community

This volume offers chapters early American diplomacy, the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, the diplomacy of expansion and the Monroe Doctrine, territorial expansion on the North American continent, the Civil War and its diplomatic aftermath, overseas expansion in the mid-19th century, the Spanish-American War and the decision for Empire, the surge into Asia, varieties of American empire in Latin America, and European-American relations and World War I.

The history of American foreign policy, 3d ed.; v.1: To 1920 by Reference & Research Book News

About 600 million years ago, when the North American continent was much smaller than today, a shallow sea formed in the area that is now the Great Lakes region The sea occupied a large basin, at times almost circular in shape, perhaps not unlike the modem Gulf of Mexico About 600 million years ago, when the North American continent was much smaller than today, a shallow sea formed in the area that is now the Great Lakes region.

History of the Me? Mineral Essentials Water by Ann Knapp / Women's issues/gender studies community

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