美洲 Traditional form: 美洲 Pinyin (reading): Měizhōu Definitions: America (including North, Central and South America) the Americas abbr. for 亞美利加洲/亚美利加洲 ( Yàměilìjiā Zhōu) Characters: 美 - beautiful, pretty; pleasing 洲 - continent; island Traditional characters: 美 - beautiful, pretty; pleasing 洲 - continent; island