http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America
The term North America may mean different things to different people in the world according to the context. Usage other than that of the entire continent includes:
* In English, North America may be used to refer to the United States and Canada together. Alternatively, usage often includes Mexico (as with North American Free Trade Agreement) and other entities.
* In Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and some other parts of Europe, North America usually designates a subcontinent (subcontinente in Spanish) of the Americas containing Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and often Greenland, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, and Bermuda.
# ^ Burchfield, R. W., ed. 2004. "America." Fowler's Modern English Usage (ISBN 0-19-861021-1) New York: Oxford University Press, p. 48 – quotation reads: "the term 'North America' is mostly used to mean the United States and Canada together. Countries to the south of the United States are described as being in Central America (Mexico, Nicaragua, etc.) or South America (Brazil, Argentina, etc.)"; see also: McArthur, Tom. 1992. "North American." The Oxford Companion to the English Language (ISBN 0-19-214183-X) New York: Oxford University Press, p. 707.
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*火眼金睛*
2011-02-28 23:56
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Northern America应该翻译成美洲的北部， 由五个国家和地区组成。（Northern China 意思是中国北部）。
NA = North America = 北美 （两个英文字 对 两个中文字），由二十三个国家和地区组成。
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_america
说来说去还那句话：北美是女人的天堂