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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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- proper noun
North America andSouth America taken together (usually the Americas). - proper noun Plural form of
America .
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Examples
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Slide 17: AMERICAS REVIEW What started in the U.S. more than 20 years ago as a better way of doing business - selling directly to customers with no middleman - continues to fuel Dell's success in the Americas and beyond.
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PRESIDENT CLINTON'S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE AMERICAS TO ATTEND HISPANIC CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO President Clinton's Special Envoy for the Americas, Kenneth "Buddy"
Special Envoy To Attend Hispanic Conference In Chicago ITY National Archives 1999
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The patron saint of Mexico and the Americas is the Virgin of Guadalupe.
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The patron saint of Mexico and the Americas is the Virgin of Guadalupe.
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By far the oldest ballgame in the Americas is the little known game of Ulama!
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By far the oldest ballgame in the Americas is the little known game of Ulama!
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The earliest evidence of mask making in the Americas is a fossil vertebra of a now extinct llama that was found in Tequixquiac in Mexico.
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The earliest evidence of mask making in the Americas is a fossil vertebra of a now extinct llama that was found in Tequixquiac in Mexico.
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The physical isolation of the Indians in the Americas is the primary reason for which disease caused such havoc with the Native American populations.
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The physical isolation of the Indians in the Americas is the primary reason for which disease caused such havoc with the Native American populations.
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