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美洲

Měi zhōu · mei zhou

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Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

别(bié)混(hùn)淆(xiáo)美(měi)洲(zhōu)和(hé)美(měi)国(guó)，美(měi)洲(zhōu)人(rén)和(hé)美(měi)国(guó)人(rén)。

Don't mix up the Americas with the United States of America, or citizens of the Americas with citizens of the United States.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by bekindtoall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)从(cóng)来(lái)没(méi)去(qù)过(guò)美(měi)洲(zhōu)。

I have never gone to America.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Vortarulo · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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