English Explanatory Dictionary

Gulf of America

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Nakhodka Bay.
  2. Official (in the US) but internationally unrecognized name for the Gulf of Mexico.

Word forms

Gulf of America the Gulf of America

Etymology

* (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.

Synonyms

Amerika Bay Nakhodka Bay

Related words

Gulf of Amerika American Mediterranean Sea Canadiano Donroe Doctrine Texas strip
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