The Americas. / A female given name. / A town in Limburg, Netherlands. / (sometimes proscribed) The United States of America.

Alternative spelling of Americanness

(rare) A female American.

plural of Americaness

North America and South America taken together; that is, North America, Central America, and South America taken together.

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.

The continent that is the southern part of the Americas. It is east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, south of North America and north of Antarctica.

The part of continental North America which lies between Mexico and South America.

Those parts of the Americas which speak Spanish, Portuguese, French or Creoles based on them, which are Latin-derived languages: South America, Central America, Mexico, and most islands of the Caribbean.

A sailing regatta between two yachts, usually held every three or four years. / the trophy awarded to the winner of the above regatta.