America is the name of a whole continent. United States of America means that the United States belongs to America and NOT that America belongs to the United States. So, next time you want to refer to The United States of America, you can do it as U.S. or the States or whatever you want but not as only America. Gotcha?
Here we will show you some wrong and correct uses of the term America:
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Let the world know that USA should not be called America! America is one whole continent.
Comments (1248)
I am from Canada and I say that I am North-Armerican to anybody in America.
If I happen to go to China, for them I would simply be an American.
In America I am North-American.
American is used to name a person from The USA.
Since the populist USA now aspires to be a socialist republic, how bout “Made in Yankeestan?”
I know it hurts.
This is a stupid website along with a bunch of stupid idiots who don't know how to properly speak English and are trying to discuss about America.
Maybe create a website in your native language and stop spreading hate about America.
They are mad because the name American is for the people of The United States Of America.
Stupid ignorants, get your facts straight in your own language and don't force yourself to speak none-sense about America with your low level of English dialect.
In English we call you South American, in Argentina you call yourself SurAmericano but never "American".
The word "American" already belong to The USA like it or not.
When people say Hispanic-American is because they probably saw an Argentinian passed by.
In China they saw the same Argentinian and they said, look, an American!(and nobody complaint).
The United States Of America
that Argentinian brought one of those Chinese to America to ask other Americans the same question that if he was still an American in Argentina and the Chinese said -"Yes, you are American!"
does this really mean that it is made in the USA?.
Sorry, you are stupid!.
Made in America, up to you Stupid.
The United States Of America
It is NOT A STUPID WEBSITE. It does not matter what language is spoken.
AMERICA IS AMERICA IN EVERY LANGUAGE, and It Is A Continent, not a country!
USA IS NOT AMERICA .com is A BEAUTIFUL and TRUTHFUL WEBSITE!
In fact, you are one of those Stupid Ignorants that I know.
If the citizens of the United States of America can only say America when referring to their nation, we South Americans can only say America when referring to our "continent" and name ourselves "Americanos".
What about Mexicans and Central Americans?
Brazilians are South Americans and they often refer to US citizens as ‘Americanos’.
Actually, in Portuguese the word isn’t capitalized, so it’s ‘americano’.
Everyone in this continent is American. The U.S. is also in America. They name their new nation USA and its meaning is very well known in history. They became sovereign States and because they wanted to form a more perfect union (in order to defend the new nation from the Europeans especially the British Crown) they envisioned an entire continent together against the European Kingdoms of British, Spain, Portugal, Belgium etc. to be the United States of America. Yes, they had this vision! They could only spread all the way to California and down to Florida, but they couldn't spread into Mexico. Their vision was to extend as far as they could by Manifest Destiny. So, if they wanted to only spread in North America, then if this was the name of a continent, the would had named the new nation "United States of North America". But since North America was not a continent but a subcontinent of America, they chose the name of the continent: America.
Mrs. Anonymous wrote: “...they couldn’t spread into Mexico.”
So when the United States took about half of Mexico’s territory, this wasn’t spreading into Mexico? Why am I not surprised that you can’t get your facts straight?
hahahaha what a joke.
Excuse her, she is also human and we as humans are ignorants.
If you write down a name, you write it:
The United States Of America
If you read what happened, yes they took Texas thanks to the inhabitants there who chose to go with the U.S.. but they could not go down to Mexico and they retrieved.
You have no clue, Mrs. Anonymous.
"Of America" is part of its name.
Who cares the continent's name is America or no.
Change the name of the continent and it will still have "Of America" in its name.
It is too American for you probably.
The United States Of America
This is what they actually did! and since you say "Who cares" meaning that no respect was shown to the other countries in the same continent when stealing its name. So, who Didn't respect who first?
Incorrect: “America First.”
Correct: “USA First.”
And I’m sorry to see that excessive trolling has made everybody here mentally handicapped.
The United States Of Azteca
Incorrect: “America First.”
Correct: “USA First.”
Remember, yanks are not Americans. They are better than everybody else in this hemisphere, and are entitled to special treatment from all their neighbors in all international treaties in this hemisphere.
America first is the same as USA first.
That you understand otherwise is your problem.
Tell a Chinese "north Asian" and he/she might get offended.
America is an American word created by English people.
They still deserve the credit for it.
The Aztecan continent was named "America" by Americans in the United Kingdom.
Same Americans that created The United States Of America.
If you are Aztecan then you are not American.
The United Kingdom of America
United Kingdom Of America is not the same as United Kingdom of America.
What the heck is wrong with you.
United Kingdom of America IS United Kingdom Of America.
There is NO DIFFERENCE in spelling words in any language. They still are the same word and have the same meaning.
Now, let’s see how many ways I can write/spell the word America …
1. america
2. americA
3. ameriCa
4. ameriCA
5. amerIca
6. amerIcA
7. amerICa
8. amerICA
9. ameRica
10. ameRicA
11. ameRiCa
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13. ameRIca
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15. ameRICa
16. ameRICA
17. amErica
18. amEricA
19. amEriCa
20. amEriCA
(… to be continued)!
(continued from the previous …)!
21. amErIca
22. amErIcA
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24. amErICA
25. amERica
26. amERicA
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50. aMEricA
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55. aMErICa
56. aMErICA
57. aMERica
58. aMERicA
59. aMERiCa
60. aMERiCA
(… to be continued)!
(continued from the previous …)!
61. aMERIca
62. aMERIcA
63. aMERICa
64. aMERICA
65. America
66. AmericA
67. AmeriCa
68. AmeriCA
69. AmerIca
70. AmerIcA
71. AmerICa
72. AmerICA
73. AmeRica
74. AmeRicA
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96. AmERICA
97. AMerica
98. AMericA
99. AMeriCa
100. AMeriCA
(… to be continued)!
(continued from the previous …)!
101. AMerIca
102. AMerIcA
103. AMerICa
104. AMerICA
105. AMeRica
106. AMeRicA
107. AMeRiCa
108. AMeRiCA
109. AMeRIca
110. AMeRIcA
111. AMeRICa
112. AMeRICA
113. AMErica
114. AMEricA
115. AMEriCa
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117. AMErIca
118. AMErIcA
119. AMErICa
120. AMErICA
121. AMERica
122. AMERicA
123. AMERiCa
124. AMERiCA
125. AMERIca
126. AMERIcA
127. AMERICa
128. AMERICA
Hey … Now do you see! I have written/spelt America in every way that I can, and it comes to a total of 128 ways in counting!
Spelling it like this … America … may as well be proper grammar, yes, but it still remains the same word, no matter what way or how you spell it, and will always be referring to the whole NEW WORLD, period!
Beach Boys "California girls"
"And I seen all kind of girls,
Yeah, but I couldn't wait
To get back in the STATES.
Back to the cutest girls
In the world."
And the States are very often called America.
They still are States that are in America. (Yes America, "the country", not the continent). That's their name.
Its because people have followed a conditioning of the wrong name.
If it’s wrong, then so is your precious definition.