The Americas
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- America can refer to the United States of America.
The Americas is a term used to refer collectively to the continents of North America and South America. The Americas are located in the Western Hemisphere and cover 8.3% of the earth's surface. Notice because this is a plural noun, the needs to be used in a complete sentence.
The word American is usually used to mean a person or a thing from the United States of America.
People and things from any country in any of the Americas -- North America, Central America, or South America -- can be called "American" or Panamerican.
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