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美洲

Měi zhōu

2-character word

What 美洲 means

1. America (including North, Central and South America)
2. the Americas
3. abbr. for {亚美利加洲|Yà měi lì jiā Zhōu}

The characters in 美洲

• 美měibeautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify
• 洲zhōucontinent; island in a river

Example sentences

• 美洲很大。
  America is very large.
• 她生在美洲。
  She was born in America.
• 谁发现了美洲？
  Shéi fāxiàn le Měizhōu?
  Who discovered America?
• 澳洲比南美洲小。
  àozhōu bǐ Nánměizhōu xiǎo.
  Australia is smaller than South America.
• 古巴位于中美洲。
  Gǔbā wèiyú Zhōng Měizhōu.
  Cuba is located in the Americas.
• 我从来没去过美洲。
  Wǒ cónglái méi qù guo Měizhōu.
  I have never been to America.

Words starting with 美洲

• 美洲国家组织Měi zhōu Guó jiā Zǔ zhīOrganization of American States
• 美洲虎Měi zhōu hǔjaguar
• 美洲狮Měi zhōu shīcougar; mountain lion; puma
• 美洲豹Měi zhōu bàojaguar (Panthera onca)
• 美洲绿翅鸭Měi zhōu lǜ chì yā(bird species of China) green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)
• 美洲鸵Měi zhōu tuóGreater Rhea; American Rhea; Rhea americana
• 美洲金鸻Měi zhōu jīn héng(bird species of China) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)
• 美洲大陆Měi zhōu dà lùthe Americas; North and South American continents

Words containing 美洲

• 南美洲Nán měi zhōuSouth America
• 拉丁美洲Lā dīng Měi zhōuLatin America
• 北美洲Běi měi zhōuNorth America
• 中美洲Zhōng Měi zhōuCentral America
• 小美洲鸵xiǎo měi zhōu tuó(ornithology) lesser rhea; Darwin's rhea (Rhea pennata)

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Read Měi zhōu, tone for tone, but written differently.

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