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  2. Demonyms for the United States - Wikipedia

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    Another alternative is US-American, [19] also spelled US American. Several single-word English alternatives for American have been suggested over time, especially Usonian , popularized by architect Frank Lloyd Wright , [ 20 ] and the nonce term United-Statesian .

  3. Names of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The earliest known use of the name "America" dates to 1505, when German poet Matthias Ringmann used it in a poem about the New World. [2] The word is a Latinized form of the first name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who first proposed that the West Indies discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 were part of a previously unknown landmass, rather than the eastern limit of Asia.

  4. Alternative facts - Wikipedia

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    The 2017 short film Alternative Math is a satire about the absurdity of the concept of alternative facts. [53] On January 16, 2018, German linguists declared the phrase "alternative facts" the un-word of the year 2017. [54] It was also chosen by Austrian linguists as the un-word of the year in December 2017. [55]

  5. State (polity) - Wikipedia

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    In time, the word lost its reference to particular social groups and became associated with the legal order of the entire society and the apparatus of its enforcement. [12] The early 16th-century works of Machiavelli (especially The Prince) played a central role in popularizing the use of the word "state" in something similar to its modern ...

  6. List of alternative country names - Wikipedia

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    Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any predominant or official languages of the country in question.

  7. List of email subject abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    It is expressly stated in RFC 5322 3.6.5. as somewhat structuring the otherwise free-form subject field. If used, exactly one character string Re: (disregarding letter case) ought to appear at the very front of the subject line.

  8. Ford, GM donate $1 million and contribute vehicles to Trump's ...

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    DETROIT (Reuters) -U.S. automakers Ford Motor and General Motors will donate $1 million each, along with vehicles, to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's January inauguration, company ...

  9. List of Latin phrases (I) - Wikipedia

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    Words Constantine the Great claimed to have seen in a vision before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. in hunc effectum: for this purpose: Describes a meeting called for a particular stated purpose only. in ictu oculi: in the blink of an eye: in illo ordine (i.o.) in that order: Recent academic substitution for the spacious and inconvenient ...