FrogPrincess@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoGerman-speakers of Lemmy, does 'Amerika' normally mean 'the Americas' or 'the USA'?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down15
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squareGerman-speakers of Lemmy, does 'Amerika' normally mean 'the Americas' or 'the USA'?FrogPrincess@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareThoralf Willlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down2·3 months agoI would not use „Amerika“ if I would refer to the US. I usually mean the geographical combination of North and South America if I would use the term. If I want to reference the US, I would use „die USA“, „die Vereinigten Staaten“ or in short just „die Staaten“.
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I would not use „Amerika“ if I would refer to the US. I usually mean the geographical combination of North and South America if I would use the term.
If I want to reference the US, I would use „die USA“, „die Vereinigten Staaten“ or in short just „die Staaten“.
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