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North and South America. Two continents of immigrants: The first peoples came from Asia on foot, via the Siberian-Alaskan land bridge. Then the vikings found Canada and didn't do very much with it. Then Christopher Columbus tried to reach India by sailing West, and landed in the Caribbean instead. Hilarity Ensued. If you're looking for the country that's frequently referred to as "America", that's The United States.

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  • The Americas
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  • North and South America. Two continents of immigrants: The first peoples came from Asia on foot, via the Siberian-Alaskan land bridge. Then the vikings found Canada and didn't do very much with it. Then Christopher Columbus tried to reach India by sailing West, and landed in the Caribbean instead. Hilarity Ensued. If you're looking for the country that's frequently referred to as "America", that's The United States.
  • The Americas refers collectively to North and South America, as a relatively recent and less ambiguous alternative to the name America, which may refer to either the Americas (typically in languages other than English, where it is often considered a single continent) or to the United States (in English and colloquially in other languages).
  • The name given collectively to the continents of North America and South America. The two are the settings for the events of Shadow Hearts: From the New World.
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  • North and South America. Two continents of immigrants: The first peoples came from Asia on foot, via the Siberian-Alaskan land bridge. Then the vikings found Canada and didn't do very much with it. Then Christopher Columbus tried to reach India by sailing West, and landed in the Caribbean instead. Hilarity Ensued. If you're looking for the country that's frequently referred to as "America", that's The United States.
  • The Americas refers collectively to North and South America, as a relatively recent and less ambiguous alternative to the name America, which may refer to either the Americas (typically in languages other than English, where it is often considered a single continent) or to the United States (in English and colloquially in other languages).
  • The name given collectively to the continents of North America and South America. The two are the settings for the events of Shadow Hearts: From the New World.
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