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Descriptor
English
:
Americas
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Américas
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
América
Synonyms
English
:
America
Tree Number:
Z01.107
Definition
English
:
The general name for
NORTH AMERICA
;
CENTRAL AMERICA
; and
SOUTH AMERICA
unspecified or combined.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
too general; avoid; prefer specific continents or countries; titles saying "American" are likely to be indexed to
UNITED STATES
, not here
History Note
English
:
96; was AMERICA 1975-95
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
Record Number:
19039
Unique Identifier:
D000569
Occurrence in VHL
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