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"Central America" may mean different things to various people, based upon different contexts:
The non-official United Nations geoscheme for the Americas defines Central America as all states of mainland North America south of the United States, hence grouping Mexico as part of Central America for statistics purposes, but historically Mexico was considered part of North America. Wiki https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cent...orth%20America.
Doesn't mean much.
Non-official? Geo-scheme?
Geographically, and politically, Mexico is part of North America.
Geographically, and politically, Mexico is part of North America.
Not really, the UN is recognizing reality.
1. Spanish speaking
2. Catholic
3. Non English law and cultural traditions
4. No comparison economically to the two powerhouses to the north, US and Canada.
1. Spanish speaking
2. Catholic
3. Non English law and cultural traditions
4. No comparison economically to the two powerhouses to the north, US and Canada.
I hope they never take their reality guidelines to Europe, or Asia for that matter. We'll end up with thousands of "continents."
1. Spanish speaking
2. Catholic
3. Non English law and cultural traditions
4. No comparison economically to the two powerhouses to the north, US and Canada.
Why do so many Americans call the UK "Great Britain" or even worse "England"? The answer is of course because it's easy and the audience instantly understands what you are referring to.
As for the band called America, it was formed by three Americans whose father were USAF personnel based at RAF South Ruislip in the London borough of Hillingdon.
Ruislip was used by the United States Air Force's Third Air Force from 1949 until 1972, when the headquarters were moved to RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, where another young American whose father was in the USAF, would later become a notable singer/songwriter in relation to James Mercer who went on to form the band The Shins.
How often do we say "England" when we really mean "Great Britain"?
Um - nearly always? Because those times when you're going to Great Britain but you are NOT going to England would mean that you are going to Scotland, or Wales, perhaps. So I assume you'd say "Scotland" and not England, but if you said Great Britain you'd still be correct.
On the other hand, if you were going to Northern Ireland, and you said "England" or "Great Britain" then you would be technically incorrect - no one would do that.
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