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No. In English, America refers to the US, the continents are North America and South America.

In Spanish and some other languages, America refers to the entire landmass from Alaska to Argentina.

This is equivalent to a Frenchman and German arguing over what countries are called in their language: of course they are different, the argument is nonsense, and they are both correct.



"The Americas, which are also collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World."

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




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