N. Am.

Proper noun

North America

1. The continent forming the northern part of the Americas; that part east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, north of South America and south of the Arctic Ocean.
   • Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
     B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
     Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's...1991 May 12, “Kidnapped!”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5

   Synonyms:

   India Nova, Turtle Island

2. (Canada, US) Canada and the United States as a unit to the exclusion of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean nations, and Greenland; roughly equivalent to Northern America. Often used to describe objects in a context that includes only the US and Canada.