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Amerithrax

/əˈmɛɹ.ɪˌθɹæks/

Amerithrax proper noun: the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, in which letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to news media offices and politicians.

Proper noun

Amerithrax

  1. The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, in which letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to news media offices and politicians.

Origin of Amerithrax

Blend of America + anthrax; the name used for the case by the FBI.

Questions about Amerithrax

What does Amerithrax mean?
Amerithrax means the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, in which letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to news media offices and politicians.
What part of speech is Amerithrax?
Amerithrax is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Amerithrax?
Amerithrax is pronounced /əˈmɛɹ.ɪˌθɹæks/.

Words near Amerithrax in the dictionary

  1. Amerine
  2. Amerines
  3. ameristic
  4. Ameritard
  5. Ameritards
  6. Amerithrax
  7. Ameritopia
  8. Ameritrash
  9. Amerman
  10. Amermans
  11. amero

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