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Well, everybody born in the american continent is technically "american" too, including Central and South America. Is there a specific term in english for these people?

Edit: Thanks for all your answers, especially the wholesome ones and those patient enough to explain it thoroughly. Since we (South Americans) and you (North Americans) use different models/conventions of continent boundaries, it makes sense for you to go by "Americans", while it doesn't for us.

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[–] Phrodo_00@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In southern European tradition (which ends up in Latin America), those are not continents but regions. America is the Continent.

[–] DreBeast@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] Phrodo_00@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh? That article backs me up?

Most English-speaking countries recognize seven regions as continents.

Different variations with fewer continents merge some of these regions

The six-continent combined-America model is taught in Greece and many Romance-speaking countries—including Latin America.

[–] DreBeast@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm sorry, I thought you were talking about the regions that matter. We already knew Latin Americans refer to it as one. Unfortunately, you have to convince Americans to change their adjective to whatever it is latinos prefer. Good luck with that.

Edit: if my point wasn't clear enough, it doesn't matter what romance language speaking countries call the Americas (North and South). You can see that from the same article you cherry picked the info you copied and paste above

[–] Phrodo_00@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Why are you arguing against yourself? In the comment I replied to you asked if we didn't have a word for South American, and we do, it just doesn't mean the same (edit: because those aren't continents in the Continental model used back when the Americas were being colonized). I'm not sure what you're arguing anymore other than trolling.

[–] DreBeast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you using google translate?

[–] Phrodo_00@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

No, just fat fingered a bunch of words and didn't check.

[–] DreBeast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That was a rhetorical question about south America. I know the regions and I know what the continents are. I don't need you to explain them to me. Is that all you were trying to say or do you have another point?