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The term "American" means someone from [[America]]. America is actually comprised of two continental pieces- North and South America.
The countries in [[North America]] are:
[[Canada]],
[[United States of America]],
[[Mexico]],
[[Guatemala]],
[[El Salvador]],
[[Honduras]],
[[Belize]],
[[Nicaragua]],
[[Costa Rica]], and
[[Panama]].
The countries in [[South America]] are:
[[Colombia]],
[[Venezuela]],
[[Guyana]],
[[Suriname]],
[[French Guiana]],
[[Ecuador]],
[[Brazil]],
[[Peru]],
[[Bolivia]],
[[Paraguay]],
[[Argentina]],
[[Uruguay]], and
[[Chile]].
Many people think the term "American" means "Citizen of the United States of America." In common parlance around the world, "American" usually means "Citizen of the US".
[[Category:Ethnicity]]