Consider looking up the definition of “America”. The first one in dictionaries I just checked (Oxford and Cambridge) references the country, The United States.

Consider looking up the definition of “America”. The first one in dictionaries I just checked (Oxford and Cambridge) references the country, The United States. I’m well aware of what the Americas are, but I’ve never once heard a speaker of American English use the singular form of the noun to refer to the collection of continents. edit: Since your reply has been rightfully flagged, read the first line of the definition you pasted. You really didn’t need to share a link to show me exactly what I told you.