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German-speakers of Lemmy, does 'Amerika' normally mean 'the Americas' or 'the USA'?

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German-speakers of Lemmy, does 'Amerika' normally mean 'the Americas' or 'the USA'?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month ago

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Kemie and Kina

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  But Chemie comes from Chemnitz (obviously) so it must be pronounced with K
  
  Don’t know where China comes from, maybe from Chinese which is obviously pronounced with K.

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