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  • To add to the confusion. The Americas (or America) comprise the landmasses of North and South America in the Western Hemisphere

    People living in North and South America (or the Americas) can also be called American or Americans if the were referring to the landmass.

    Strangely the United States IMO is the only country that seems to indicate the landmass its situated on when using the full name, the United States of America. Not to mention the indication of a union of individual states as well.

    Several single-word English demonym alternatives have been suggested over time, for example Columbian, Columbard, Fredonian, Frede, Unisian, United Statesian, Colonican, Appalacian, Usian, Washingtonian, Usonian, Uessian, U-S-ian, Uesican, and United Stater.

    Saying someone is a United Statesian or Statesian is probably the closest to how other countries like Canada (Canadian) or Mexico (Mexican) refer to themselves. If we forget that pretty much all other countries are a unity of states, counties, and or provinces.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonyms_for_the_United_States