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Originally Posted by BobLoblawsLawBlog
Well the US has America, which is somewhat interesting but confuses with North and South America, and the UK is also called Britain and 'England'.
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I think the development of "America" as a commonly used name for the US is directly to do with the blandness of the United States as a name. They are just large and powerful enough to have been able to hijack it.
You're right that Britain is a good substitute, though I'm sure there must be some difference between it and the UK that I'm not aware of.