Why do we call it America???!?!?!?!?!?

Question

This Country is called united states "OF" america..........Keyword "OF".......so why do we call the U.S. America.......the fact is that NORTH america is from Canada to Panama and SOUTH america is from Colombia to Chile!!!! America is not a country!!

Answer 1

America was adopted by the Pilgrims to differentiate the new comers to the old world (England ) not that they separate the continent . now when they say I'm American in reality they mean "I'm not from England "but the continent was named after Americo Bespucio(sorry for the spelling) the navigator who help Christopher Columbus.

Answer 2

Sorry, but I will continue to use American to describe myself..like someone said, no other country around here uses it in their nations name. The only thing we refer to as in "America" is North and South American continents, which is completely different thing, but I can understand the confusion.. In Spanish (in Latin America) The United States of America is usually just referred to as "Los Estados Unidos"..which in itself is also confusing as Mexico uses "Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos"...

Answer 3

It's THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

What it is not : THE UNITED COUNTRIES OF AMERICA.

Pick up a dollar bill and read the back of it.

United STATES.. NOT Countries.

We live in the USA, so we get so use America. Like someone already said you don't see other countries saying Brazil of America.

Answer 4

The answer is simple: No other country in this hemisphere uses America in it's name. Only the United States does so. Brazil, Mexico, Canada, etc. do not. So why not call ourselves Americans. A little conceited maybe, but so what?

Answer 5

although i dont see a problem with people calling themselves americans, as i call myself an american. you are actually correct that america is a continent not a country. but what else should we call ourselves?...?united staters?..sounds a little weird. i have had the same thought myself though. but there isnt a problem with united states citizens calling themselves americans, i will continue to do so.

Answer 6

I normally refer to your country as the US or simply "the States", yes I think America is far broader in it's meaning, although the connotation is often made in reference to the USA.

Answer 7

America is a misnomer for the US because it is a combination of the continents which is the North and South America.

Answer 8

here in Mexico when you say american we understand both things, but the first thing that comes to our mind is the picture of the continent, not of your country, since your country doesnt have an ORIGINAL name like the rest of us. the culture that could give your nation a name was exterminated by your ancestors, from whom your are so proud to come from.

and we dont call you americans, we call you gueros, gringos, gabachos o pend,ejos, but not americans, usually you are the only ones who describe yourselves that way.

we actually call your country United States (wich means nothing to anybody, since our country could easily use the same name, we are 31 states and a federal district, we dont usually call it Mexico City)

Answer 9

We are on the American Continent, sorry, but really doubt anyone meant disrespect to anyone else.

The origin of the name America is in dispute but seems to be named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, for his discovery of the mainland of the New World. OR "America" derives from the name of a Bristol-based Welshman, Richard Ameryk.

Answer 10

Cause People of the US got a bad lesson in elementary school. America is a CONTINENT! not a Country!
They should better get a name for their country.