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How are words “Amerikka” and “amerikkalainen” normally used? Are they related to the continents and their people or to USA and Americans?
How are words “Amerikka” and “amerikkalainen” normally used? Are they related to the continents and their people or to USA and Americans?
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- Country or region Finland
"Amerikka" means USA and "amerikkalainen" means American. You can say too "yhdysvaltalainen", which means American.
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- Country or region Finland
"Amerikka" means USA and "amerikkalainen" means American. You can say too "yhdysvaltalainen", which means American.
- Country or region Russian Federation
- Country or region Finland
- Country or region Finland
- Country or region Finland
Usually, if not otherwise specified, Amerikka refers to USA. Similarly, if not otherwise specified, amerikkalainen means a person from the USA.
Usually, if we were to talk about Canada, for example, we'd just say Canada. If we were talking about South-America, then we'd specify that we're talking about South-America (Etelä-Amerikka) and not just say Amerikka.
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