Eelementary
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America is actually the original name for the country (although, much like Australia back in the day, it was a collection of autonomous states at that stage), dating back to colonial days. "The Americas" and "North and South America" came from that name, not the other way around. So America or American are technically just as correct as a Pom saying they are from England rather than the UK.
Fair enough.