Source : WordNet®

America
     n 1: 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 [syn: {United
          States}, {United States of America}, {US}, {U.S.}, {USA},
           {U.S.A.}]
     2: North and South America [syn: {the Americas}]