美洲 (Měi zhōu) — the Americas (North and South America)

Definition

Examples

• 巴拿马运河连接了美洲南北的交通。
  Bā ná mǎ yùn hé lián jiē le Měi zhōu nán běi de jiāo tōng.
  The Panama Canal connects transportation between north and south in the Americas.
• 很多欧洲人曾经移民到美洲。
  Hěn duō ōu zhōu rén céng jīng yí mín dào Měi zhōu.
  Many Europeans once immigrated to the Americas.
• 美洲的生态系统中拥有多种气候类型。
  Měi zhōu De shēng tài xì tǒng zhōng yōng yǒu duō zhǒng qì hòu lèi xíng.
  The ecosystems of the Americas include many types of climates.

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