In common English usage,

America The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

is a short-form name for the United States of America. America or América may also refer to:

Places

* The

Americas The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...

, a landmass comprising the continents of North America and South America

Argentina

* América, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Colombia

* La América, Commune of Medellín, Colombia

Mexico

* América, Tamaulipas, Mexico * América II, Tamaulipas, Mexico

United States

* America, Illinois, U.S. * America, Indiana, U.S. * America, Oklahoma, U.S.

Other

* America, Limburg, Netherlands * 916 America, an asteroid

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''America'' (1924 film), by D. W. Griffith * ''America'' (2009 film), an American made-for-television film * ''América'' (2010 film), from Portugal * ''America'' (2011 film), from Puerto Rico * ''America'' (2022 film), mainly Israeli film * '' America: Freedom to Fascism'', a 2006 documentary * '' America: Imagine the World Without Her'', a 2014 documentary film based on a book by Dinesh D'Souza * '' America America'', a 1963 American film by Elia Kazan

Literature

* "America" (''Judge Dredd'' story), by John Wagner * ''America'' (novel), a 2002 young adult novel by E. R. Frank * "America" (poem), 1956, by Allen Ginsberg * "America" (short story), by Orson Scott Card * ''America'', a Jake Grafton novel by

Stephen Coonts Stephen Coonts (born July 19, 1946) is an American spy thriller and suspense novelist. Early life, education, and military career Stephen Coonts grew up in Buckhannon, West Virginia, a small coal mining town. Following high school graduation, h ...

* "America", a poem by Walt Whitman from ''

Leaves of Grass ''Leaves of Grass'' is a poetry collection by American poet Walt Whitman. After self-publishing it in 1855, he spent most of his professional life writing, revising, and expanding the collection until his death in 1892. Either six or nine separa ...

'' * ''America'', a 1986 book by

Jean Baudrillard Jean Baudrillard (, ; ; – 6 March 2007) was a French sociology, sociologist and philosopher with an interest in cultural studies. He is best known for his analyses of media, contemporary culture, and technological communication, as well as hi ...

* ''

America (The Book) ''America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction'' is a 2004 humor book written by Jon Stewart and other writers of ''The Daily Show'' that parodies and satirizes American politics and worldview. It has won several awards, and gen ...

'', a 2006 book by the staff of ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart''

Music

Groups and labels

America (band) America are a British-based American rock music, rock band formed in London in 1970 by Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley. The trio met as sons of United States Air Force, US Air Force personnel stationed in London, where they began perf ...

America Records (France) America Records was a French jazz record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Some ...

, a jazz record label

Albums

* ''America'' (America album), 1971 * ''America'' (Kurtis Blow album), 1985 * ''America'' (Dan Deacon album), 2012 * ''America'' (John Fahey album), 1971 * ''America'' (Havalina album), 1999 * ''America'' (Julio Iglesias album), 1976 * ''America'' (Modern Talking album), 2001 * ''America'' (Wadada Leo Smith album), 2009 * ''America'', a 1989 album by George Adams * ''America: An Album for All Ages'', a 2009 album by Bobby Susser * '' America – The EP'', a 2006 EP by Rebecca St. James * '' América & En Vivo'', a 1992 EP by Luis Miguel * ''America'' (Thirty Seconds to Mars album), 2018

Songs

* "America" (Deuce song), 2012 * "America" (Neil Diamond song), 1980 * "America" (KBC Band song), 1987 * "America" (Waylon Jennings song) * "America" (Killing Joke song), 1988 * "America" (Prince song), 1985 * "America" (Razorlight song), 2006 * "America" (Simon & Garfunkel song), 1968 * "America" (Sufjan Stevens song), 2020 * "America" (''West Side Story'' song), 1957 * " America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)", a patriotic song of the United States * "

America the Beautiful "America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace Church (Newark), Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New ...

", a patriotic anthem of the United States * "America", a song by Tracy Chapman from ''

Where You Live ''Where You Live'' is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, released on September 13, 2005, by Elektra Records. The album was co-produced by Tchad Blake. It produced two singles: "Change" and "America". Its name ...

'' * "America", a song by Kevin Coyne from ''

Heartburn Heartburn is a burning sensation felt behind the breastbone. It is a symptom that is commonly linked to acid reflux and is often triggered by food, particularly fatty, sugary, spicy, chocolate, citrus, onion-based and tomato-based products. Ly ...

'', 1976 * "America", a song by David Essex from the 1974 album '' David Essex'' * "America", a song by Imagine Dragons from ''

Night Visions ''Night Visions'' is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. It was released on September 4, 2012, through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records. The album was primarily produced by the band themselves, as well as Engli ...

'' * "America", a song by Jewel from '' 0304'' * "America", a song by London Grammar from their 2021 album '' Californian Soil'' * "America", a 1982 song by Motörhead from '' Iron Fist'' * "America", a song by Nas from his untitled ninth studio album * "América", a song by José Luis Perales * "America", a song by Royce da 5'9" from ''

Layers Layer or layered may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Layers'' (Kungs album) * ''Layers'' (Les McCann album) * ''Layers'' (Royce da 5′9″ album) *“Layers”, the title track of Royce da 5′9″’s sixth studio album * Layer, a ...

'' * "America", a song by Santana featuring P.O.D. from ''

Shaman Shamanism is a spiritual practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritual energies into ...

'' * "America", a song by Bree Sharp from her 1999 debut album '' A Cheap and Evil Girl'' * "America", a song by Steppenwolf from the album ''

Monster A monster is a type of imaginary or fictional creature found in literature, folklore, mythology, fiction and religion. They are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive, with a strange or grotesque appearance that causes Anxiety, terror ...

'' * "America", a song by Bobby Susser from ''America: An Album for All Ages'' * "America", a song by Wu-Tang Clan and Killah Priest from '' America Is Dying Slowly'' * "America (Never Been)", a song by

Car Seat Headrest Car Seat Headrest is an American indie rock band formed in Leesburg, Virginia, and currently located in Seattle, Seattle, Washington. The band consists of Will Toledo (vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizers), Ethan Ives (guitar, bass, backing voca ...

from ''How to Leave Town''

Radio and television stations

* America (XM), a satellite radio channel * América 2, an Argentine television station *

America One America One was an American television network established in 1995 by USFR Media Group through its America One Television subsidiary.

, an American over-the-air television network * América Paraguay, a Paraguayan television network * América Televisión, a Peruvian television network

Television

* ''América'' (Brazilian TV series), a telenovela * ''America'' (American TV series), a talk show * '' America: A Personal History of the United States'', a BBC documentary series * '' America: The Story of Us'', a six-part documentary on the history of the United States * ''The Americas'' (TV series), an NBC nature documentary series

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''America'' (magazine), a magazine published by the Jesuits * ''America'' (toilet), a sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan * ''America'' (video game), 2001

People

* América Alonso (1936–2022), Venezuelan actress * América Barrios (1917–2001), Cuban actress * America Chedister (1895–1975), American actress * America Waldo Bogle (1844–1903), American pioneer * America McCutchen Drennan (1830–1903), American educator and missionary *

America Ferrera America Georgina Ferrera (; born April 18, 1984) is an American actress, director and television producer. She has received List of awards and nominations received by America Ferrera, numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golde ...

(born 1984), American actress * America Martin (born 1980), American artist * America Meredith (born 1972), American artist * America Newton (1835–1917), American pioneer * America Olivo (born 1978), American actress * America W. Robinson (1855–1912), American educator * América del Pilar Rodrigo, Argentinian botanist * America Iglesias Thatcher (1907–1989), Puerto Rican labor activist * America Thayer (died 2021), American murder victim * America Young (born 1984), American actress * America Vera Zavala (born 1976), Swedish politician

Fictional characters

* America, a character in the 2023 American romantic comedy drama movie '' Beautiful Disaster'' *

America Chavez America Chavez is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Joe Casey and artist Nick Dragotta, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Vengeance'' #1 (September 2011). Chavez is a List ...

, superhero from Marvel Comics

Ships and boats

* ''America'' (yacht), winner of the America's Cup in 1851 * ''America''-class amphibious assault ship, of the U.S. * ''America''-class steamship, Cunard sidewheel transatlantic steamships ** RMS ''America'', first of the ''America''-class * French ship ''America'' (1788), a Téméraire-class ship of the French Navy ** ''America''-class ship of the line, derived from the French ship ''America'' * '' Grande America'', an Italian cargo ship, sunken on 12 March 2019 near France * HMS ''America'', any of several ships of the Royal Navy * SS ''America'', any of several ships of that name * USS ''America'', any of several ships of the US Navy * Herreshoff America, an American catboat design

Sports

* América de Cali, an association football (soccer) club from Cali, Colombia * América Football Club (disambiguation) * América Managua, an association football (soccer) club from Managua, Nicaragua *

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

, an association football (soccer) club from Mexico City *

Copa América The CONMEBOL Copa América (; known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship), often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial association football, football tournament contested among list of men's national ass ...

(Spanish and Portuguese for "America Cup"), association football (soccer) competition in South America

Transportation

* ''America'' (aircraft), used by Richard E. Byrd on a 1927 transatlantic flight * ''America'' (airship), flown in 1907 and 1909 attempts to reach the North Pole, and a 1910 attempt to cross the Atlantic * America (American automobile) *

America (Spanish automobile) The America was a Spanish automobile manufactured in Barcelona from 1917 to 1922. The Inline-four engine, four-cylinder "valveless" model, the "Tipo A", had a primitive synchromesh gearbox and worm final drive. The firm's main product was the 109 ...

Other uses

Apollo 17 Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the eleventh and final mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon. Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, ...

Command/Service Module (callsign "America") *

American (word) The meaning of the word ''American'' in the English language varies according to the historical, geographical, and political context in which it is used. ''American'' is derived from ''America'', a term originally denoting all of the Americas (a ...

Americas (terminology) The Americas, also known as America,"America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. 33: " 6c: from the feminine of ''Americus'', the Latinized first name of the expl ...

* Naming of the Americas