>There's nothing incorrect about the fact that "American" refers specifically to the USA. Compare this wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American

>There's nothing incorrect about the fact that "American" refers specifically to the USA. Compare this wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans > Americans are the citizens and nationals of the United States of America. Also from wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American : American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" And https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas : The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America.