north america

1. 1.

   a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama

   Broadercontinent

   Part ofwestern hemisphereWestnorthern hemisphereAmerica

   PartsNorth American countryMesoamericaCentral AmericaCanadaUnited StatesCoast Range
2. 2.

   the nations of the North American continent collectively

   Broadercollection

Questions about north america

What does north america mean?

north america means "a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is north america a common word?

north america is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.