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Definition of North America
1. Noun. A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama.
Geographical relationships: Plantation, Continental Divide, Latin America, Canon, Canyon, Plainsman
Group relationships: Northern Hemisphere, New World, Occident, Western Hemisphere, Occident, West, America
Terms within: North American Country, North American Nation, Mesoamerica, Central America, Canada, America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa, Coast Mountains, Coast Range, Great Plains, Great Plains Of North America, Rockies, Rocky Mountains
Generic synonyms: Continent
Member holonyms: North American
Group relationships: Northern Hemisphere, New World, Occident, Western Hemisphere, Occident, West, America
Terms within: North American Country, North American Nation, Mesoamerica, Central America, Canada, America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa, Coast Mountains, Coast Range, Great Plains, Great Plains Of North America, Rockies, Rocky Mountains
Generic synonyms: Continent
Member holonyms: North American
2. Noun. The nations of the North American continent collectively.
Definition of North America
1. Proper noun. The continent that is the northern part of the Americas; that part east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, north of South America and south of the Arctic Ocean. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of North America
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