north america

Noun north america has 2 senses

• north america(n = noun.object) - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama;
is a part of northern hemisphere, new world, occident, western hemisphere, occident, west, america
has parts: north american country, north american nation, mesoamerica, central america, canada, america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, coast mountains, coast range, great plains, great plains of north america, rockies, rocky mountains
is a kind of continent

• north america(n = noun.group) - the nations of the North American continent collectively;
is a kind of accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection