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  • I think it’s one of those “technically” things, that isn’t useful.

    Someone from The Americas is American, technically. That’s how language works.

    But I’d venture* that 97.3% of people mean United States when they say “Americans”, or better, it’s what people mean 97.3% of the time. The only time I’ve seen people bring it up is when they’re from a South American country.

    So I’d say context and scale of detail/granularity influence the meaning in the moment.

    *Totally Made Up Stats