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美洲

Mandarin · pinyin Měi zhōu

America (including North, Central and South America)
the Americas
abbr. for 亞美利加洲 Yà měi lì jiā Zhōu

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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
洲: zhōu · continent; island; islet

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3–1 · Mei3 zhou1

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mei5 zau1

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America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

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