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Amerika

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

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. (derogatory) America; used to imply that the US is fascist.

AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch Amerika.

PronunciationEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. America

AlbanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Amerika f

  1. definite nominative of Amerikë

CebuanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English America.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧ka

Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. the United States of America
  2. the Americas

QuotationsEdit

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Amerika.

CzechEdit

DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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PronunciationEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. America

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from New Latin America.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈmeː.ri.kaː/
  • (Netherlands)
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  • Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka

Proper nounEdit

Amerika n

  1. America

Derived termsEdit

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Amerika n (plural Amerika)

  1. (continent) America
  2. (nation) the United States of America

Usage notesEdit

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

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

GilberteseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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PronunciationEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. America

HungarianEdit

 Amerika on Hungarian Wikipedia

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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒmɛrikɒ]
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  • Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka

Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. America

DeclensionEdit

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 —
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 termsEdit

Derived terms

IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. America (the continent)
  2. United States (the country)

Derived termsEdit

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

Amerika

  1. Rōmaji transcription of アメリカ

LatvianEdit

 Amerika on Latvian Wikipedia
 
Amerika

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Amerika f (4th declension)

  1. America (the landmass to the west of Eurasia, discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492)
    Amerikas ģeogrāfiskais centrs atrodas Hondurasā, Sigvatepekē ― the geographic center of America is located in Honduras, in Siguatepeque
  2. America (the country officially called the United States of 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

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Amerika (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) Amerika —
accusative (akuzatīvs) Ameriku —
genitive (ģenitīvs) Amerikas —
dative (datīvs) Amerikai —
instrumental (instrumentālis) Ameriku —
locative (lokatīvs) Amerikā —
vocative (vokatīvs) Amerika —

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

LithuanianEdit

 
Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Amerika f (plural Amèrikos) stress pattern 1

  1. America
  2. The Americas

DeclensionEdit

declension of Amerika
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) Amèrika Amèrikos
genitive (kilmininkas) Amèrikos Amèrikų
dative (naudininkas) Amèrikai Amèrikoms
accusative (galininkas) Amèriką Amèrikas
instrumental (įnagininkas) Amèrika Amèrikomis
locative (vietininkas) Amèrikoje Amèrikose
vocative (šauksmininkas) Amèrika Amèrikos

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

MalteseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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Proper nounEdit

L-Amerika

  1. Amerika

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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Wikipedia no

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PronunciationEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. America, or the Americas (the combined continents of North and South America, as well as Central America)
  2. America (short form of the United States of America)

Related termsEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

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Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. America, or the Americas (the combined continents of North and South America, as well as Central America)
  2. America (short form of the United States of America)

Related termsEdit

NovialEdit

EtymologyEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. America

Pennsylvania GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. America (continent)
  2. America, the United States of America

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /aměrika/
  • Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka

Proper nounEdit

Amèrika f (Cyrillic spelling Амѐрика)

  1. America

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Amerika
singular plural
nominative Amerika Amerike
genitive Amerike Amerika
dative Americi Amerikama
accusative Ameriku Amerike
vocative Ameriko Amerike
locative Americi Amerikama
instrumental Amerikom Amerikama

SloveneEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Amȇrika f

  1. America (continent)
  2. America (United States)

InflectionEdit

Feminine, a-stem
nominative Amêrika
genitive Amêrike
singular
nominative Amêrika
accusative Amêriko
genitive Amêrike
dative Amêriki
locative Amêriki
instrumental Amêriko

SynonymsEdit

Related termsEdit

SwahiliEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English America.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. America, in the sense of the continent
  2. (nonstandard) United States of America
    Synonym: Marekani

Derived termsEdit

SwedishEdit

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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Amerika n (genitive Amerikas)

  1. America

Derived termsEdit

TurkishEdit

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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. America (continent)
  2. (colloquial) United States of America (abbreviated)

UzbekEdit

EtymologyEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Amerika

  1. America (continent)
  2. (colloquial) United States of America (abbreviated)

DeclensionEdit

    declension of Amerika
singular plural
nominative Amerika Amerikalar / Amerika'lar
accusative Amerika'yı Amerikaları / Amerika'ları
dative Amerika'ya Amerikalara / Amerika'lara
locative Amerika'da Amerikalarda / Amerika'larda
ablative Amerika'dan Amerikalardan / Amerika'lardan
genitive Amerika'nın Amerikaların / Amerika'ların
    possessive of Amerika
singular plural
benim (my) Amerika'm Amerikalarım / Amerika'larım
senin (your) Amerika'n Amerikaların / Amerika'ların
onun (his/her/its) Amerika'sı Amerikaları / Amerika'ları
bizim (our) Amerika'mız Amerikalarımız / Amerika'larımız
sizin (your) Amerika'nız Amerikalarınız / Amerika'larınız
onların (their) Amerika'sı / Amerikaları / Amerika'ları Amerikaları / Amerika'ları

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