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This is a list of demonyms used to designate the citizens of specific states, federal district, and territories of the United States of America. Official English-language demonyms are established by the United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO); [1] however, many other terms are in common use.
A demonym (/ ˈ d ɛ m ə n ɪ m /; from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) 'people, tribe' and ὄνυμα (ónuma) 'name') or gentilic (from Latin gentilis 'of a clan, or gens') [1] is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. [2]
Other languages, including French, Japanese, and Russian, use cognates of American to refer to people from the United States, while others, particularly Spanish and Portuguese, primarily use terms derived from United States or North America. There are various other local and colloquial names for Americans.
This is a list of North American countries and dependencies by population in North America, total projected population from the United Nations [1] and the latest official figure. Map [ edit ]
A map of North America's physical, political, and population characteristics as of 2018. North America is a continent [b] in the Northern and Western Hemispheres. [c] North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean.
This is a list of countries and dependent territories in the Americas by population, which is sorted by the 2015 mid-year normalized demographic projections.
North American people (15 C, 3 P) B. Botanists active in North America (4 C, ... People by educational institution in North America (16 C) S. North American slaves (5 C)
Fictional North American people (9 C, 3 P) I. Immigrants to North America (4 C) Pages in category "North American people" The following 3 pages are in this category ...