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Re:Europe to decide if 6 GHz is shared between Wi-Fi and cel... by StopDisinfo910 on Monday November 10, 2025 @06:54AM (#45875057)
It’s called a metonymy and is purposeful.

Everyone understood that it was the relevant nearly pan-European political entity which was actually designed by the geographical designation.

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Re:Europe to decide if 6 GHz is shared between Wi-Fi and cel... by Zironic on Monday November 10, 2025 @07:01AM (#45875108)
It's essentially exactly the same as when people refer to the US as 'America'. While the US does not encompass all of the American continent, there is only one political entity called 'America' so it's not ambigious.
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