Gulf of America
Gulf of America proper noun: synonym of Nakhodka Bay: A bay of Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
Proper noun
the Gulf of America
- Synonym of Nakhodka Bay: A bay of Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
- Synonyms:
- Amerika Bay, Nakhodka Bay
- Synonym of Gulf of Mexico: A gulf, a marginal sea of the Atlantic, off North America, north of the Caribbean Sea, confined by Mexico, Cuba, United States.
- Siesta Key is touched on its south by Sarasota Bay and on its north by The Gulf of Mexico, which Rollie called "the Gulf of America."
"It is here, in Sarasota, in the U-S-of-A, it is here legally, it is not unemployed and it does not carry a shiv or eat tacos."
"It's the Gulf of America!"
"I see...2008, Joseph A. Gillan, chapter 29, in Just before the Dawn: Rebecca Remembered (Fiction), Sarasota, Florida: LIKAJE Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 177 - It's hard for Americans to understand the patriotism that can get bound up in place-names. We're a young country. We're also accustomed, in our cockeyed cowboy fashion, to everything else revolving around us, so we can afford to let slide the fact that, say, the Gulf of Mexico isn't called the Gulf...2011, Ken Jennings, “Benchmarks”, in Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks, Scribner, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 72
- Synonyms:
- Bay of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico
- Siesta Key is touched on its south by Sarasota Bay and on its north by The Gulf of Mexico, which Rollie called "the Gulf of America."
Gulf of America meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Malay and Vietnamese
Gulf of America in Hindi
- Gulf of Mexico
- अमेरिका की खाड़ी amerikā kī khāṛī
Gulf of America in Tagalog
- Gulf of Mexico
- Golpo ng Amerika
Gulf of America in Malay
- Gulf of Mexico
- Teluk Mexico
Gulf of America in Vietnamese
- Gulf of Mexico
- vịnh Mỹ, vịnh Mĩ, vịnh châu Mỹ, vịnh châu Mĩ, vịnh Mỹ châu, vịnh Hoa Kỳ
Examples of Gulf of America in a sentence
- For all official purposes within the State of Mississippi, the body of water that is located directly south of Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties shall be known as the "Gulf of America."2012, Steve Holland, “AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT FOR ALL OFFICIAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE BODY OF WATER LOCATED DIRECTLY...
- Lunday also wrote in the release that the agency would target the "maritime border between Texas and Mexico in the Gulf of America."2025 January 21, Louis Casiano, quoting Kevin Lunday, “Coast Guard surging assets to Gulf of America, other waterways to support Trump’s...
- Google is complying with President Donald Trump’s executive action that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.2025 January 28, Jordan Valinsky, “Google Maps will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America”, in CNN Business, archived from the...
Synonyms of Gulf of America
Origin of Gulf of America
gulf + America * (Nakhodka Bay): Partial calque of Russian зали́в Америка (zalív Amerika), from зали́в (zalív, “gulf, bay”) and the name of the Russian corvette Америка (Amerika) that discovered the bay. * (Gulf of Mexico): A renaming of the oceanic basin by US president Donald Trump in 2025, although earlier uses exist.
Questions about Gulf of America
- What does Gulf of America mean?
- Gulf of America means synonym of Nakhodka Bay: A bay of Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
- What is Gulf of America in Hindi?
- Gulf of America in Hindi is अमेरिका की खाड़ी (amerikā kī khāṛī). See Gulf of America meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Gulf of America in a sentence?
- For all official purposes within the State of Mississippi, the body of water that is located directly south of Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties shall be known as the "Gulf of America."
- What part of speech is Gulf of America?
- Gulf of America is a proper noun.
Words near Gulf of America in the dictionary
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