• wieson@feddit.org
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    4 days ago

    Just to add to your wonderful list of information:

    Soccer as a term was adopted in North America

    except for Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Belize…

    At this point it’s easier to say “was adopted by the USA and Canada”.

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      4 days ago

      Since when are the countries of Mexico and co. counted as North American countries? Those are Latin American / Central American countries.

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        3 days ago

        As far as I know, in none of the continent models (be it 5, 6 or 7 continents) is central America its own continent. It’s a region of North America. And Latin America is a cultural-linguistic category.
        But feel free to look up “North America” on Wikipedia.