אַמעריקע

Yiddish

Etymology

From a Latinized form of the forename of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). Compare German Amerika.

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /aˈmɛʁɪkə/
(Poylish) IPA^(key): /aˈmeːʁɪke/

Proper noun

אַמעריקע • (amerike) f

America (two continents, North America and South America)
America, United States of America (a country in North America)

Derived terms

אַמעריקאַניש (amerikanish, “American”)
אַמעריקאַנער (amerikaner, “American”)
דרום־אַמעריקע (dorem-amerike, “South America”)
צפֿון־אַמעריקע (tsofn-amerike, “North America”)

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