DCHP-1 Online

America † 

• 1 n. North America, especially Canada and the United States.

  • The entries for America and American are intended to give some idea of the meaning of these terms in Canada during the past two hundred years. In modern times, it is not usual to include Canada as part of America, which, rightly or wrongly, generally refers to the United States.

• 2 n. the United States of America, excluding Canada.