diff --git a/application/language/german/general_words_lang.php b/application/language/german/general_words_lang.php
index 8930dddf..6a40b606 100644
--- a/application/language/german/general_words_lang.php
+++ b/application/language/german/general_words_lang.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ $lang['gen_hamradio_cq_zone'] = 'CQ Zone';
 $lang['gen_hamradio_dxcc'] = 'DXCC';
 $lang['gen_hamradio_deleted_dxcc'] = 'Gelöschtes DXCC';
 $lang['gen_hamradio_continent'] = 'Kontinent';
-$lang['gen_hamradio_usa_state'] = 'USA-Staat';
+$lang['gen_hamradio_usa_state'] = 'USA Bundesstaat';
 $lang['gen_hamradio_county_reference'] = 'USA County';
 $lang['gen_hamradio_iota_reference'] = 'IOTA Referenznummer';
 $lang['gen_hamradio_sota_reference'] = 'SOTA Referenznummer';
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ $lang['africa'] = 'Afrika';
 $lang['antarctica'] = 'Antarktis';
 $lang['asia'] = 'Asien';
 $lang['europe'] = 'Europa';
-$lang['northamerica'] = 'Nord-Amerika';
+$lang['northamerica'] = 'Nordamerika';
 $lang['oceania'] = 'Ozeanien';
-$lang['southamerica'] = 'Süd-Amerika';
+$lang['southamerica'] = 'Südamerika';
 
 $lang['gen_band_selection'] = 'Bandauswahl';