The question posed is: does the word “America” always refer to the US first? As a citizen of the USA, I rarely use the word America to describe where I live.

The question posed is: does the word “America” always refer to the US first? As a citizen of the USA, I rarely use the word America to describe where I live. I think it is more common for Europeans (perhaps others as well) to refer to US citizens as “Americans” and the country as “America.” I call citizens of Deutschland “Germans”. The US is the dominant power and economy of the past 100 years. Great Britain preceded the US in that role. Over time, US hegemony will wane (as it is waning now), and we can all complain about the new power instead of worrying about the US or what to call it.