America (disambiguation)

The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: America.

America is a short-form name for the United States of America.

America or América may also refer to:

Places

  • The Americas, 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

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
  • "America", a poem by Walt Whitman from Leaves of Grass
  • Amerika (novel), by Franz Kafka
  • America, Jean Baudrillard 1988

Music

Groups and labels

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" (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", a song by Tracy Chapman from Where You Live
  • "America", a song by David Essex from the 1974 album David Essex
  • "America", a song by Imagine Dragons from Night Visions
  • "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
  • "America", a song by Santana featuring P.O.D. from Shaman
  • "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
  • "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 from How to Leave Town
  • "America" (West Side Story song)
  • "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)", a patriotic song of the United States
  • "America the Beautiful", a patriotic anthem of the United States

Radio and television stations

  • America (XM), a satellite radio channel
  • América 2, an Argentine television station
  • America One, an American over-the-air 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

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

  • America (magazine), a magazine published by the Jesuits
  • America (The Book), a 2006 book by the staff of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  • 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 Waldo Bogle (1844–1903), American pioneer
  • America McCutchen Drennan (1830–1903), American educator and missionary
  • America Ferrera (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

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, an association football (soccer) club from Mexico City
  • Copa América (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)

Other uses