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Hot take, but I'd actually be fine with the US calling it the Gulf of the Americas since it is a shared gulf by north and south America. There are examples like the south China Sea and the Persian Gulf that have different names depending on what country you are in. But calling it the Gulf of America is just dumb.
the gulf of mexico isn't bordering any country in south america
Yeah gulf of “North America” would be more accurate in that scenario
OK, fine, Central America. OP's point still stands.
I don’t think Mexico and Cuba are usually considered to be part of Central America, right?
I agree with the sentiment on Gulf of Americas. But I think the singular (and referring to land of both continents) makes more sense. Firstly because it rolls off the tongue better. Secondly because the existence of the 'North America' and 'South America' both imply that those lands are parts of a larger body of land called America. North America being the Northern half of America. While South America presides in the Southern half.
'America' being the United States is only reinforced by the fact that the United States is the most significant nation in global politics East of the Pacific and West of the Atlantic.
That opens another can of worms, since the continent is called America, and the country that appropriated it is The United States of America. Calling the continent “Americas” implies that USA is the original America.
As recent as the 80s it was still called America by everyone except USA and some countries of Europe.