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13,140 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

Amur
proper noun
Amur (long river forming the border between the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China); Amur (an oblast of Russia; capital: Blagoveshchensk)
Amán
proper noun
Amman (the capital of Jordan)
América
proper noun
America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas); America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, Estados Unidos de América)
América Central
proper noun
Central America (a continental region in North America, consisting of the countries lying between Mexico and South America)
América Latina
proper noun
Latin America (a continental region consisting of those parts of the Americas located south of the United States where Spanish or Portuguese is predominantly spoken; sometimes including areas speaking French or French-based creoles)
South America (the continent forming the southern part of the Americas) (continent that is the southern part of the Americas)
North America (the continent forming the northern part of the Americas) (usually excluding Central America and the Caribbean)
América del Sur
proper noun
South America (the continent forming the southern part of the Americas)
Américo
proper noun
a male given name
Amésquita
proper noun
a surname
Amézquita
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Amílcar
proper noun
a male given name from Punic, equivalent to English Hamilcar
Amón
proper noun
Amun (Egyptian god)
Amón
proper noun
Ammon
Amós
proper noun
Amos (figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible); Amos (book of the Hebrew Bible)
Ana
proper noun
Ana, a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Ann, Anna, Anne, or Hannah; Hannah (Biblical figure); Anna (Biblical prophetess)
Anabel
proper noun
a diminutive of the female given names Ana Isabel or Ana Belén
Anacleto
proper noun
a male given name
Anahí
proper noun
a female given name from Paraguayan Guarani
Analía
proper noun
a female given name
Anamorós
proper noun
a town in La Unión department, El Salvador
Anampa
proper noun
a surname
Ananké
proper noun
Ananke (mother of the Fates and personification of inevitability and necessity)
Anapa
proper noun
Anapa (a town, a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, in southern Russia, on the Black Sea)
Anastasia
proper noun
a female given name
Anastasio
proper noun
a male given name from Ancient Greek
Anatolia
proper noun
Anatolia (a peninsula in Western Asia)
Anaximandro
proper noun
Anaximander (philosopher)
Anaxágoras
proper noun
Anaxagoras (ancient Greek philosopher)
Anaxímenes
proper noun
Anaximenes (philosopher)
Anaya
proper noun
a surname
Ancheta
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Anchondo
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Anchorage
proper noun
Anchorage (the largest city in Alaska, United States)
Ancud
proper noun
a town in Chiloé, Los Lagos region, Chile
Anda
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Andalucía
proper noun
Andalusia (a historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain, the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain)
Andaya
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Anderson
proper noun
a male given name from English
Anderson
proper noun
a surname from English
Andes
proper noun
the Andes
Andorra
proper noun
Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)
Andorra la Vieja
proper noun
Andorra la Vella (the capital city of Andorra)
Andoáin
proper noun
Andoain (a town and municipality of the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain)
Andrada
proper noun
a surname from Galician, variant of Andrade
Andrade
proper noun
a surname, Andrade, from Galician
Andrea
proper noun
a female given name, equivalent to English Andrea
Android
proper noun
Android: a mobile operating system developed by Google.
André
proper noun
a male given name from French
Andrés
proper noun
Andrew (biblical character); a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew
Andrés
proper noun
a surname transferred from the given name
Andrómaca
proper noun
Andromache (the wife of Hector); a female given name from Ancient Greek
Andrómeda
proper noun
Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus); Andromeda (constellation); Andromeda (galaxy)
Anfiarao
proper noun
Amphiaraus
Anfitrión
proper noun
Amphitryon (a son of Alcaeus and the husband of Alcmene; Zeus assumed his form to trick Alcmene into conceiving Heracles)
Anfíloco
proper noun
Amphilochus
Angat
proper noun
Angat (a municipality of Bulacan, Philippines)
Angelina
proper noun
a female given name, equivalent to English Angelina
Angelópolis
proper noun
Puebla; Puebla de Zaragoza
Angkor Wat
proper noun
Angkor Wat (Cambodian temple complex)