411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Nord-Amerika
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Nordamerika
Ido
Proper noun
io proper noun Nord-Amerika
io North America Q49
See also
Norwegian Bokmål
North America,no:Nord-Amerika
thumb|Satellite image of North America.
Etymology
From nb nord Amerika north America. The second element is ultimately from New Latin la America, generally understood to have been named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci; see nb Amerika for the deeper etymology.
Compare nn Nord-Amerika, da Nordamerika, sv Nordamerika, de Nordamerika, nl Noord-Amerika and en North America.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈnuːr.aˌmeː.rɪ.ka/
nb uːrameːrɪka 5
nb Nord- A me ri ka
Proper noun
nb proper noun
North America; nb continent forming the northern part of the Americas, between the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
nb 1907 Sophus Bugge Populær-videnskabelige Foredrag Samhold i Norden H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard) Kristiania Efterat have fundet Vei til Island og Grønland, opdager de Nord-Amerika og søger at sætte sig fast der. After finding their way to Iceland and Greenland, they discover North America and seek to establish themselves there.
Derived terms
nb nordamerikaner<t:North American> nordamerikansk<t:North American> 0
See also
References
“Nord-Amerika” in Store norske leksikon.
“Amerika” in Store norske leksikon.
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Proper noun
nn proper noun
nn North America Q49
Related terms
nn nordamerikansk
See also