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-up153arrow-down15
arrow-up148arrow-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-squareCaptain Baka@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·3 months agoMost people use “Amerika” for “the USA”. If one talks about “the Americas” we use “Südamerika” (south) and “Nordamerika” (north).
minus-squaregrandel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoI believe everybody uses it wrong though. Technically “Amerika” is the continent. But most people mean “Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika” (The United States of America aka USA)
Most people use “Amerika” for “the USA”. If one talks about “the Americas” we use “Südamerika” (south) and “Nordamerika” (north).
I believe everybody uses it wrong though. Technically “Amerika” is the continent. But most people mean “Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika” (The United States of America aka USA)