How to say "America" in Arabic

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MeaningAmerica

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

أَمْرِيكَا

amrīkāאמריכא

أمريكا

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

אמריקה

amerikaأَمِرِيكَا

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Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes

مِيرِيكَان
mīrīkānמיריכאן

Darija's America is mīrīkān; an American is mīrīkāni.

In a phrase

هُوَ مِن أَمْرِيكَا
huwa min amrīkāהו מן אמריכא

he is from America

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