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It also means the entire _Continent_ your take is pretty US-centric
by jdmg94 3y ago
It also means the entire _Continent_ your take is pretty US-centric
- dragonwriter 3y ago> It also means the entire _Continent No, it doesn't. "North America" is the continent the USA is on, and South America is a neighboring continent. There is no continent called "America" alone.
- defrost 3y agoThat depends entirely upon your philosophy Horatio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent#Number https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent#Number "Continent" isn't remotely as straightforward as many may think and the teaching on what and what isn't a continent (or counted as such) varies globally. Different models are taught in different countries.
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoNorth and South America, together, are called "the Americas", not "America".
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- friend_and_foe 3y ago"Germany" means "land of the Germans" but last I checked there's also Austria, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and also Prussia to be historically accurate.