FrogPrincess@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agoGerman-speakers of Lemmy, does 'Amerika' normally mean 'the Americas' or 'the USA'?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down15
arrow-up144arrow-down1message-squareGerman-speakers of Lemmy, does 'Amerika' normally mean 'the Americas' or 'the USA'?FrogPrincess@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squaregrandel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours 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)
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)