Why you people of us say AMERICA to your country when america is from alaska to argentina?

Answer 1

I personally don't usually, but I think it is just because it is just easier and shorter to say than "The United States of America." It's nothing personal against the rest of the Americans! If I recall correctly, the country we know as "Mexico" is formally The United States of Mexico, so basically the same thing, right?

Answer 2

Europeans came to Latin America in centuries XVI-XVIII and called it The New World, America. A map from 1521 by Martin Waldseemuller was the first to use the name America. Then later in centuries XVIII-XIX the United States is formed as a country and calls themself the United States of America. The U.S. adopted the name for the whole continent. Most Latin American countries actually became independent after the United States did so they had less power than the U.S. to actual to something about their name being adopted. Meanwhile in the rest of the continent you have Estado Unidos de Mexico and Estados Unidos de _____... many latin american countries hold overlapping names, such as Estados Unidos de____ or Nicaragua de America Latina.
You are very correct that America is from Alaska to the Patagonia in South America. And all of us are American in the sense that we are from this region and continent and from the Americas. But just because you are from America does not mean you come from the United States. I'm glad you brought this issue up.

Answer 3

It's really not that hard to understand:

The word "America" can refer to the entire landmass that was discovered, explored and conquered in the 1400 and 1500s.

The word "America" can refer to the hemisphere, and continent, if you see "America" as one continent.

The term "The Americas" can refer to both North and South America.

But LOOK:

My country is also called AMERICA.

This is not a conflict, any more that it is a conflict for both Washington State and Washington DC both use the work Washington in their name.

Or, the word "Mexico" can refer to the country of Mexico, the state of Mexcio, or the City of Mexico.

One word, different places.

By the way: You'll NEVER take away our name.

Our country is AMERICA, and we are AMERICANS.

Answer 4

Technically, you are right, however it's simply because it's short for United States of America.

And because Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Peru, Canada, Bolivia, Columbia were all already taken! ;-)

Answer 5

Because people from the USA don't like to admit that they totally failed to capture Canada, which is the biggest country in the world -- and therefore by far the biggest country in America.

Answer 6

Because the people from south america say it in spanish, so when people say they live in america and they say it in english, they probably live in north america. In spanish america is pronounced a-me-ri-ca with fast syllables.

Answer 7

Because it is clumsy to say something like United Statesians. (Furthermore, the USA is not the onlu United States on the globe.) The term American is widely understood to refer to US people.

Answer 8

ethnocentric's the word.

Answer 9

yes!!!! finally someone who thinks the same as i do!!!! i love you for this, you know???