(ぜんべい)

ぜんべい
noun
all of America, nationwide (US)
geography
1. all of America, nationwide (US)
The entirety of the United States. Almost always used as a modifier before another noun. 米 is the kanji abbreviation for アメリカ (America).
全米(ぜんべい)話題(わだい)になった。
It became a topic of conversation across all of America.
The US Open tennis tournament has begun.
The film ranked number one in the US box office.

Almost exclusively used as a prefix or modifier. (べい) is the standard abbreviation for アメリカ in Sino-Japanese compounds, from 米国(べいこく).

Common collocations

Similar patterns

  • 全日本(ぜんにほん) / 全日(ぜんにち): all of Japan
  • 全英(ぜんえい): all of Britain
  • 全仏(ぜんふつ): all of France