"Amerika" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /əˈmɛɹɪkə/
Etymology: From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Amerika}} German Amerika Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Amerika
  1. (derogatory, politics) America; used to imply that the US is fascist. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Politics Categories (place): United States
    Sense id: en-Amerika-en-name-8LeH9HQ2 Disambiguation of United States: 50 50 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Amerika
  1. A female given name, a variant of America. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Categories (place): United States
    Sense id: en-Amerika-en-name-bX4Kv8yA Disambiguation of United States: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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          "ref": "2008 April 30, Zoe Trodd, American Protest Literature, Harvard University Press, page 444",
          "text": "CARL WITTMAN From Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto 1969\nIf the gay liberation movement began on the East Coast with the Stonewall riots, it began on the West Coast with the publication of \"Refugees from Amerika.\"",
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