North America - kitaamerica

Japanese: 北アメリカ大陸 - きたあめりかたいりく
North America - kitaamerica

…the continent that separates the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean in the Western Hemisphere. A general term for the Americas and the West Indies. The name America is said to be derived from the name of the Italian navigator and explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who explored Central and South America. It was first used in Martin Waldseemüller's Introduction to the World History, published in 1507.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "North American continent" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…西半球において太平洋と大西洋を分ける大陸。南・北アメリカ大陸と西インド諸島の総称。アメリカという名称は,中部および南アメリカを探検したイタリアの航海・探検家アメリゴ・ベスプッチの名にちなむといわれ,1507年に発行されたワルトゼーミュラーMartin Waldseemüllerの《世界誌入門》に用いられたのが最初である。…

※「北アメリカ大陸」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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