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[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 52 points 1 month ago

The US doesn't have exclusive rights to "America" as a name. In fact strictly speaking "Gulf of America" is not a bad name since it is the largest gulf in the Americas AFAIK.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Then maybe “Gulf of the Americas” would be more appropriate.

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

True, they'll probably call it Gulf of 'MURICA!

[-] jg1i@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The US doesn't have exclusive rights to "America" as a name.

Agreed. Let's also change our demonym to Unitedstatian.

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

That’s also unclear, given the United States of Mexico.

Edit: I guess we could do Columbian, but I gotta assume Colombia would be annoyed and it’s not exactly descriptive of our foreign policy.

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

Except America has more then one gulf so it isn't the gulf of America it is one gulf in America.

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