"Amerika" meaning in Swahili

See Amerika in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɑˈmɛ.ɾi.kɑ/ Audio: Sw-ke-Amerika.flac
Etymology: Borrowed from English America. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|America}} Borrowed from English America Head templates: {{head|sw|proper noun}} Amerika
  1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
    Sense id: en-Amerika-sw-name-sJ41N0zG Categories (other): America, Continents and continental regions
  2. (nonstandard) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America) Tags: nonstandard Categories (place): Countries in North America Synonyms: Marekani
    Sense id: en-Amerika-sw-name-zxLy60qF Categories (other): United States, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Swahili links with redundant wikilinks: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Amerika ya Kaskazini, Amerika ya Kusini Related terms: Afrika, AmerikaAmerika ya KaskaziniAmerika ya Kusini, Antaktika Amerika Antaktiki, Asia, Australia, Ulaya, Uropa
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "ipa": "/ɑˈmɛ.ɾi.kɑ/"
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      "word": "Antaktika Amerika Antaktiki"
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      "word": "Australia"
    },
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      "word": "Ulaya"
    },
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      "word": "Uropa"
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