America

America usually refers to either:

  • The Americas, a landmass comprising North and South America
  • The United States of America, a country in North America

America may also refer to:

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Famous quotes containing the word america:

    “In going to America one learns that poverty is not a necessary accompaniment to civilisation.”
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

    “I think the greatest taboos in America are faith and failure.”
    —Michael Malone (b. 1942)

    “... we are apt to think it the finest era of the world when America was beginning to be discovered, when a bold sailor, even if he were wrecked, might alight on a new kingdom ...”
    —George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)