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Originally posted by ----Mu-----
Well, when i say "american" it refers to any people who live or has been born in the American continent , but if you ask to an European or Asian and say "i'm american" they will think that you're from the United States, i don't understand, maybe The US just took "america" because thinks that america is just it.
The Official name of Mexico is: United Mexican States should we add "Of America" to be United Mexican States Of America ?
or United States Of America should add other word between United and States? .
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If you're referring to the continent, saying "North American" or "South American" would clear up that confusion, since those are the actual names for those continents. The US didn't take America because it thinks America is just the US, it took it because it was the first country to be established here and that was the case at the time.