Indeed, U.S.A. is not America!
America is the name of a whole continent. United States of America means that the United States belongs to America and NOT that America belongs to the United States. So, next time you want to refer to The United States of America, you can do it as U.S. or the States or whatever you want but not as only America. Gotcha?
How should I use the term America then?
Here we will show you some wrong and correct uses of the term America:
This is how we do it in America.
This is how we do it in the States.
- America is my country and I love it.
- The United States is my country and I love it.
- America lost the Vietnam war.
- U.S.A. lost the Vietnam war.
- Here in America we love Mc Donald's.
- Here in the U.S. we love Mc Donald's.
Please, note that this page in not about demonyms (gentilics) but about the way to call a country.
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Caribbean America doesn't exist. Period.
Caribbean America DOES EXIST, period!
Caribbean come from Caribe that comes from the indigenous group of Carib. The Caribs in continental America are called Kalina and the Caribs from the islands are called Kalinago. In fact the mainland Caribs speak a language called Carib and are found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname.
It is ingornant to think that Caribbean is just only the islands. And againg, something called "Caribbean America" doesn't exist in any geography textbook, article or glossary.
Anything like "Caribbean America" does NOT have to exist in any geography textbook, article or glossary just to be true. See you soon!
What??? Are you serious??? It does have to exist.
Caribbean America America doesn't exist, in none of the languages you are going to find information of a concept called "Caribbean America". Cite me just one source in any language of a concept called "Caribbean America". It just doesn't exist.
There is the Caribbean Sea and in it and its surroundings forms a region called the Caribbean, which includes the countries that have coast with the Sea and the island that are in there.
Antilles or Insular (Central) America are the islands, which are divided in Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles.
This is not something that you just make up. Stop making up false information.
Caribbean America DOES exist! I don't have to find any information of a concept called "Caribbean America"! The way that I explained Caribbean America DOES make sense. It has to do with the islands located within the CARIBBEAN Sea and the continent AMERICA! No source in any language has anything to do with it. It forever DOES exist.
The mainland countries that have a coast with the Sea are NOT counted because they are already a part of a different region. The island countries ARE the only countries that count in the sea and form the Caribbean region.
I don't care what countries are a part of the Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles.
I am NOT making up false information. I know how to speak Real English compared to you and yet I am NOT agreeing to your ridiculous 2 divisions of Central America! It is cool if Latin America was taught those 2 central divisions but Caribbean America is real just as Central America is and they are their very own divisions. Period!
Caribbean America doesn't exist, that is the fact. Period. Nothing to argue agains as you said tha you don't have any information. That means, you are making it up.
And the division of Central America in fact is like that and is used by the CARICOM, PARLACEN, PARLATINO, CEPAL, SICA, ACS and many others.
I also know real English as you can see.
Caribbean America DOES exist, that is the fact. PERIOD. Just because I don’t have any information, it does NOT mean I am making it up.
And I don’t care that the division of Central America is in fact like that and is used by the CARICOM, PARLACEN, PARLATINO, CEPAL, SICA, ACS and many others.
You obviously don’t know real English as much as me because I think about realistic logic as I can see!
If you go to Spanish, Portuguese Wikipedia you are going to effectively find this information:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geograf%C3%ADa_de_Am%C3%A9rica
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilhas
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antillas
Isthmian Central America is just called Central America
And Insular Central America is just called Antilles.
It is not that I trust Wikipedia, it just show how things are taught, Spanish and Portuguse and French Speakers in the Antilles have well defined and divided the American continent.
For example the English definition of Caribbean excludes Spanish Speaking countries that have coast with the Caribbean sea but no Belice. Why?
1.North America
2.Central America
-Antilles (3.)
4.South America
1.Latin America
-Ibero America
--Hispanic America
--Luso-America
-Franco-America
2.Anglo America
3.Dutch-speaking America
Central America does have its coasts on the Caribbean Sea but these countries are not part of the Caribbean Antilles. Caribbean if I am not mistaken is were tribes who lived in those areas. Sometimes the people, for example the Miskitos natives living in these coasts of Central America on the Caribbean side are called "Caribbeans" by the same people in other parts of these countries in Central America. This is due to their origin and not necessarily due to where they live. This is more or less a name they get to be called like for example when those living in the mountains are called "Mountaineer" or "Islander" and are from the same country.
When I grew up the teachings were that America was divided into 3 North America, Central America and South America and then there were the Antilles. Norte America, Centro America, Sur America y las Antillas.
Exactly!!!
Everyone is taught that way, exception the US and Canada.
Hi All! I’m Glad to write the 1,000th Comment on this site!
Whenever I say America, I am always referring to The Americas and Pan America!
Whenever I say The Americas or Pan America, I am always referring to America …(The NEW WORLD)!
In fact, whenever I say the Americas … I really am referring to ALL words that are written in front of America (They are: North America, Northern America, Middle America, Central America, Caribbean America, South America, Anglo America and Latin America)!
Greenlanders to Chileans are all and forever AMERICANS!!! :D
Caribbean America doesn't exist it is the West Indies or the Antilles (Lesser and Greater).
FYI: The Carbibbean also includes countries in Central America excluding El Salvador and countries in South America like Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname.
1st of all, thanks for reminding me that … to the South of USA (mainly Miami, Florida), East of Mexico as well as Central America and North of Colombia as well as Venezuela … that it is called the West Indies or the Antilles (Lesser and Greater)! That’s good to know!
2nd of all, I have been talking to a Costa Rican on YouTube about the Caribbean! Their name is Susana Fernandez!
Just like you, she said “all countries of Central America except El Salvador as well as Colombia and Venezuela are the Caribbean’s mainland”!
But I told her, “I would NEVER be … thinking of/viewing … any Central or South American countries as other Caribbean countries (even though … the Caribbean is right next to the East or North side of their coastline)”.
FYI: Central and South America are their own divisions and forever ARE a part of America’s mainland! -->Even do I know that … Islands are lands that are not a part of any continent’s mainland!
… (to be continued)
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Also, "the Caribbean" has to do with the name of a Sea called "Caribbean Sea" … which of course does exist as the real name of a place … and the Caribbean Sea is a part of … or … located within America’s Continent! Right?
So I have clearly told Susana … Central American countries can ONLY be a part of Central America and South American countries can ONLY be a part of South America --> even if their coastline is right next to the Caribbean Sea … because then I can tell them apart from the Caribbean island countries that are not a part of America’s Mainland!
So to get your attention … because (1)the Caribbean Sea IS a part of America and (2)the Island Countries/Territories of the Caribbean are together forming their own division apart from Central America and South America … I have to say that it does makes sense to call the Caribbean Island group “CARIBBEAN AMERICA”!
… (to be continued)
(Continued from previous) …
In this case, Caribbean America DOES EXIST! The Caribbean is 1 of America’s divisions. Its Real and Logical definition IS similar to the others. It means/refers to … the CARIBBEAN section of AMERICA!!
Susana replied to me … “yes, you are correct that Central America is one region and Caribbean America is another region … it’s just that some parts of Central America as well as Colombia and Venezuela have a lot of similarities with countries like the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Puerto Rico and even Jamaica. We share the same food, music and a lot of cultural things. -->You are right that geographically … we are SEPARATE REGIONS”!!! :D
Caribbean America doesn't exist. Think of the Mediterranean sea, pretty east, Italy, Spain and France are part of the Mediterranea as well as Cyprus, Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, etc.
Caribbean America doesn't exist. It is redundant.
The division is:
North America: From Canada to Mexico.
Central America is divided in two: Isthmian Central America (aka, Central America) and Insular Central America (aka, the Antilles).
South America: Colombia to Chile.
The Caribbean includes the countries that are islands in the Caribbean Sea and have coast with the Caribbean Sea.
Stop making up things that doesn't exist in real geography.
You are confusing Caribbean and the West Indies.
Or you are confusing Insular ("Central") America with the Caribbean. For obvious reason the only countries in which they don't teach this way is US and Canada and their chums. So you are not going to find this information in the English Wikipedia.
I don’t care what is written in English Wikipedia or NOT.
The Mediterranean Sea doesn’t really have its own group. It has countries from Europe or Africa touching the Mediterranean.
Think about the continent Oceania. Oceania isn’t really a landmass but has the word Ocean in its name. Of course ocean and sea are water and Oceania is every island located in the Pacific Ocean. In the same way, the Caribbean is every island located within the Caribbean Sea!
So again, the Caribbean is a part of America’s continent!
I don’t make it up because Caribbean America DOES EXIST and it doesn’t matter what mainland countries have their coastline right next to the Caribbean section.
Insular Central America or Insular America is NOT really related to the word Caribbean. Caribbean America is the real name for the Caribbean island countries/territories that are all located within the Caribbean Sea!
The Caribbean islands are part of America as well as the Caribbean Sea
Hi Mrs. Anonymous!
I would like to know your opinion (NOT Andy or Andrea’s opinion or anyone else’s) …
As Canada’s province of British Columbia has its own coastline right next to the North Pacific Ocean on its left side, are British Columbians ever considered to be a part of the continent Oceania?
Do they have an origin similarly to Central America in which they are called “Oceanians” … and is not necessarily due to where they live?
If someone else replies to this comment before you do, then I will just ignore them and will be waiting for you to answer.
USA is not America, Are British Columbians part of Oceania? I don't think so. Are they called "Oceanians" I am not sure if this is the case in that area, but why would they call them like that? As far as I can see, BC is on the Pacific Ocean and not as close to Oceania so why would they be called Oceanians? It seems that they had Asian influence since Asian seemed to have come over before the discovery of America. In Central America, we have the Caribbean coast who were inhabited by the Carib tribes as well as other parts that have coasts or are in the Caribbean Sea. For that reason, the inhabitants of those coasts are called "Caribenos". Adding to that they are also called "Miskitos". Different tribes inhabited those coasts before the discovery of America.
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Thanks Mrs. Anonymous!
I just want to say that I find it more easier to communicate with you … more than Mr. Andy or Andrea himself.
hahaah ese you-bobo sí es soquete. Trae documentos oficiales que demuestran que Estados Unidos está en América.
¡Gracias David por el apoyo!
https://www.change.org/americacontinent
1050+ lets go!!!
Not just 3 cats as you say yoo boobo (David)
Mrs. Anonymous
yoo boobo is David so you can ignore him, remember that he is the laughingstock of this site, the best you can do is report him and ignore him.
thanks for letting me know Andy or Andrea!
The "of" means of the continent America in this Treaty so the 13 States are the United States and they are in the continent of America. British had other lands and dominions in America which is not part of the United States, but part of the continent. When talking about American Fishermen they meant those from America the continent and included those from the United States. When they wrote American they were specifying not from Europe or British.
Again this is clear as well again from article 3rd of the Treaty of Paris: "And also on the Coasts, Bays & Creeks of all other of his Brittanic Majesty's Dominions in America;"......America is the continent not a country which in this Treaty is specified as the United States.