Amerika

See also: Ameríka, Amerîka, Amerikā, Ameriką, Amẹrika, and amerika

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English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmɛ.ɹɪ.kə/

Proper noun

Amerika

1. (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

1. 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^(key): /aˈmɪərəka/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

See also

continents: kontinenteedit

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

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amɛɾiˈka/

Proper noun

Amerika

1. definite nominative singular of Amerikë

Azerbaijani

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. (informal) United States (a country in North America)

   Synonyms: Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları, ABŞ

Declension

Declension of Amerika

	singular	plural
nominative	Amerika	Amerikalar
definite accusative	Amerikanı	Amerikaları
dative	Amerikaya	Amerikalara
locative	Amerikada	Amerikalarda
ablative	Amerikadan	Amerikalardan
definite genitive	Amerikanın	Amerikaların

Possessive forms of Amerika

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	Amerikam	Amerikalarım
sənin (“your”)	Amerikan	Amerikaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	Amerikası	Amerikaları
bizim (“our”)	Amerikamız	Amerikalarımız
sizin (“your”)	Amerikanız	Amerikalarınız
onların (“their”)	Amerikası or Amerikaları	Amerikaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	Amerikamı	Amerikalarımı
sənin (“your”)	Amerikanı	Amerikalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	Amerikasını	Amerikalarını
bizim (“our”)	Amerikamızı	Amerikalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	Amerikanızı	Amerikalarınızı
onların (“their”)	Amerikasını or Amerikalarını	Amerikalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	Amerikama	Amerikalarıma
sənin (“your”)	Amerikana	Amerikalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	Amerikasına	Amerikalarına
bizim (“our”)	Amerikamıza	Amerikalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	Amerikanıza	Amerikalarınıza
onların (“their”)	Amerikasına or Amerikalarına	Amerikalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	Amerikamda	Amerikalarımda
sənin (“your”)	Amerikanda	Amerikalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	Amerikasında	Amerikalarında
bizim (“our”)	Amerikamızda	Amerikalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	Amerikanızda	Amerikalarınızda
onların (“their”)	Amerikasında or Amerikalarında	Amerikalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	Amerikamdan	Amerikalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	Amerikandan	Amerikalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	Amerikasından	Amerikalarından
bizim (“our”)	Amerikamızdan	Amerikalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	Amerikanızdan	Amerikalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	Amerikasından or Amerikalarından	Amerikalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	Amerikamın	Amerikalarımın
sənin (“your”)	Amerikanın	Amerikalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	Amerikasının	Amerikalarının
bizim (“our”)	Amerikamızın	Amerikalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	Amerikanızın	Amerikalarınızın
onların (“their”)	Amerikasının or Amerikalarının	Amerikalarının

Derived terms

• amerikalı

Related terms

• amerikan

Cebuano

Etymology

From English America.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka

Proper noun

Amerika

1. United States of America (a country in North America)
2. America (the continents of North America and South America)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Amerika.

Cornish

Proper noun

Amerika

1. United States of America (a country in North America)

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin America.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈamɛrɪka]
• Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
• Rhymes: -ɪka

Proper noun

Amerika f (relational adjective americký, demonym Američan or (rare) Amerikánec, female demonym Američanka)

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. United States of America (a country in North America)

Declension

	singular
nominative	Amerika
genitive	Ameriky
dative	Americe
accusative	Ameriku
vocative	Ameriko
locative	Americe
instrumental	Amerikou

Declension of Amerika (sg-only hard feminine)

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• američtina

See also

continents: světadílyedit

• 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^(key): /a.ˈmeː(.)ri.ka/, [aˈmeːˀʁikʰa], [aˈmeɐ̯ˀikʰa], [ɑˈmeɐ̯ˀikʰa]

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. 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^(key): /ɑˈmeː.ri.kaː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
• Homophone: America

Proper noun

Amerika n

1. America (the continents of North America and South America). In this sense has a plural: Amerika's
2. United States of America (a country in North America)
3. 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

1. America (a continent)

German

Alternative forms

• America (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmeːʁika/
• IPA^(key): /ɑˈmɛɐ̯ʀikɑ/ (Austria)

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka

Proper noun

Amerika n (proper noun, genitive Amerikas or (optionally with an article) Amerika, plural Amerika)

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. 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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ameɾika/

Proper noun

Amerika

1. United States of America (a country in North America)
2. America (the continents of North America and South America)

Hungarian

 Amerika on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒmɛrikɒ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
• Rhymes: -kɒ

Proper noun

Amerika

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

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Amerika	—
accusative	Amerikát	—
dative	Amerikának	—
instrumental	Amerikával	—
causal-final	Amerikáért	—
translative	Amerikává	—
terminative	Amerikáig	—
essive-formal	Amerikaként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Amerikában	—
superessive	Amerikán	—
adessive	Amerikánál	—
illative	Amerikába	—
sublative	Amerikára	—
allative	Amerikához	—
elative	Amerikából	—
delative	Amerikáról	—
ablative	Amerikától	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	Amerikáé	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	Amerikáéi	—

Possessive forms of Amerika

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Amerikám	—
2nd person sing.	Amerikád	—
3rd person sing.	Amerikája	—
1st person plural	Amerikánk	—
2nd person plural	Amerikátok	—
3rd person plural	Amerikájuk	—

Derived terms

• amerikai

Compound words

• Amerika-ellenes
• Dél-Amerika
• Észak-Amerika
• Közép-Amerika
• Latin-Amerika

See also

continents: kontinensek, földrészekedit

• 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^(key): /ameˈrika/
• Rhymes: -ka, -a

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America (the continents of North America and South America)
2. 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

continents: benua-benuaedit

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

Japanese

Romanization

Amerika

1. Rōmaji transcription of アメリカ

Latvian

 Amerika on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [amɛɾika]

• Audio (Riga):

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Proper noun

Amerika f (4th declension)

1. 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

2. 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

Declension

Declension of Amerika (4th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	Amerika	—
genitive	Amerikas	—
dative	Amerikai	—
accusative	Ameriku	—
instrumental	Ameriku	—
locative	Amerikā	—
vocative	Amerika	—

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