In the English language, "America" refers to a country. It is synonymous with "The United States of America". I say this as someone who lives in the same continent as that country, but not in the country itself.
Maybe you're thinking of "North America", "South America", or "the Americas".
America is a continent. Maybe you were referring to the US
In the English language, "America" refers to a country. It is synonymous with "The United States of America". I say this as someone who lives in the same continent as that country, but not in the country itself.
Maybe you're thinking of "North America", "South America", or "the Americas".