English noun: North America |
1. | North America (object) a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama |
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| Instance hypernym | continent |
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| Part holonym | America, Canada, Central America, Coast Mountains, Coast Range, Great Plains, Great Plains of North America, Mesoamerica, North American country, North American nation, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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| Part meronym | America, New World, northern hemisphere, Occident, occident, West, western hemisphere |
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| Member holonym | North American |
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| Domain region members | canon, canyon, continental divide, Latin America, plainsman, Plantation |
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2. | North America (group) the nations of the North American continent collectively |
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| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection |
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| Member holonym | American |
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