America is, in common English usage, 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 Mexico América, Tamaulipas América II, Tamaulipas
United States America, Illinois America, Indiana America, Oklahoma America Lake (South Dakota) Lake America, internationally recognized as Lake Ontario
Other places América, Buenos Aires, Argentina La América, Commune of Medellín, Colombia America, Limburg, Netherlands 916 America, an asteroid
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters America, in the 2023 American romantic comedy drama movie Beautiful Disaster America Chavez, superhero from Marvel Comics
Films America (1924 film), by D. W. Griffith America (1986 film), by Robert Downey Sr. 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 based on a book by Dinesh D'Souza America: The Motion Picture, a 2021 American animated film 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 America, a 1986 book by Jean Baudrillard America (The Book), a 2006 book by the staff of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Music Groups and labels America (band) America Records (France), 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, 1989, by George Adams America: An Album for All Ages, 2009, 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 US "America the Beautiful", a patriotic anthem of the US "America", by Tracy Chapman from Where You Live "America", by Kevin Coyne from Heartburn, 1976 "America", by David Essex from the 1974 album David Essex "America", by Imagine Dragons from Night Visions "America", by Jewel from 0304 "America", by London Grammar from their 2021 album Californian Soil "America", 1982, by Motörhead from Iron Fist "America", by Nas from his untitled ninth studio album "América", by José Luis Perales "America", by Royce da 5'9" from Layers "America", by Santana featuring P.O.D. from Shaman "America", by Bree Sharp from her 1999 debut album A Cheap and Evil Girl "America", by Steppenwolf from the album Monster "America", by Bobby Susser from America: An Album for All Ages "America", by Wu-Tang Clan and Killah Priest from America Is Dying Slowly "America (Never Been)", by Car Seat Headrest from How to Leave Town
Radio and television stations América 2, an Argentine television station America One, 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 US The Americas (TV series), an NBC nature documentary series
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media America (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 Waldo Bogle (1844–1903), American pioneer America Chedister (1895–1975), American actress America McCutchen Drennan (1830–1903), American educator and missionary America Ferrera (born 1984), American actress America Foster (born 1997) British-Jamaican member of the American band Major Lazer 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
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 Apollo 17 Command/Service Module (callsign "America") America (beetle), a genus of insects in the family Disteniidae American (word) Americas (terminology) Naming of the Americas
See also Air America (disambiguation) American (disambiguation) Americana (disambiguation) Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512), for whom the Americas were named Amerika (disambiguation) Amerrique Mountains Amreeka, a 2009 film Umrika, a 2015 Indian film by Prashant Nair Captain America (disambiguation) In America (disambiguation) Pan-American (disambiguation) The American (disambiguation) The Americans (disambiguation) Armorica