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The term "American" means someone from [[America]]. America is actually comprised of two continental pieces- North and South America.

The term '''American''' means someone from the [[Americas]], which comprised of two continental pieces: North and South America.

The countries in [[North America]] are:

The countries in [[North America]] are [[Canada]], [[United States of America]], [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Belize]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], and [[Panama]].

[[Canada]],

[[United States of America]],

[[Mexico]],

[[Guatemala]],  

[[El Salvador]],  

[[Honduras]],  

[[Belize]],  

[[Nicaragua]],  

[[Costa Rica]], and  

[[Panama]].

The countries in [[South America]] are:

The countries in [[South America]] are [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Brazil]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Argentina]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Chile]].

[[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".

In common parlance around the world, American usually means "Citizen of the United States".

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[[Category:Ethnicity]]