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zero_k ◴[] No.43693144[source]
America is not a country, it's a continent. I know, Canada will be a province, and soon Panama of course, but in the meanwhile, it's a continent, not a country.
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1. phendrenad2 ◴[] No.43705585[source]
If you search a dictionary for "America", the first result will likely be "The United States of America".

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/america

It doesn't make you wrong, but you're also not right.