Americans
Stars and stripes
Americans are citizens or residents of the United States of America, or more broadly, people from anywhere in North or South America.
In common usage, however, American almost always refers specifically to the United States and its people, which sometimes irritates Canadians and Latin Americans who share the continental designation.
The word functions as both noun and adjective: Americans voted in record numbers; the American dream.
American also describes the varieties of English, Spanish, and other languages as spoken in the Americas.
Members of a nation
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- U.S.Abbreviation for America
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
citizenship · born · immigrant · diaspora · expatriate · dual citizenship · green card · native-born
Collective social practices
- identityWho someone is
- diversityState of varied elements
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
spirit · exceptionalism · individualism · freedom · democracy · optimism · self-reliance · ambition
Travelers seeing sights
- travelersPeople on trips
- expatsCitizens living abroad, informally
- backpackersTravelers with frame-mounted bags
- study abroadAttend university overseas
stationed · military bases · overseas · embassy · consulate · abroad · foreign · international
All inhabitants combined
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- majorityOver half of total
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- ethnicOf a cultural group
immigrant · Latino · Caucasian · mixed · generations · millennials · boomers · working class
Original regional inhabitant
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- First NationsCanada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples
- tribesAncestral social groups
- CherokeeIndigenous Southeastern nation
Navajo · Sioux · Apache · reservations · sovereignty · treaties · pre-Columbian · ancestral
Of a half-sphere
- CanadiansNorth American nationality
- MexicansCitizens of a southern neighbor
- BraziliansCitizens of a South American nation
- ArgentinesCitizens from Buenos Aires's nation
Peruvians · Colombians · Western Hemisphere · New World · continental
citizens
Members of a nation
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- U.S.Abbreviation for America
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
naturalization · citizenship · born · immigrant · diaspora · expatriate · dual citizenship · green card · native-born · birthright
culture
Collective social practices
dream · spirit · exceptionalism · individualism · freedom · democracy · optimism · self-reliance · ambition · apple pie
tourists
Travelers seeing sights
- travelersPeople on trips
- expatsCitizens living abroad, informally
- backpackersTravelers with frame-mounted bags
study abroad · stationed · military bases · overseas · embassy · consulate · abroad · foreign · international · accent
population
All inhabitants combined
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- majorityOver half of total
- minoritySmaller part of whole
ethnic · immigrant · Latino · Caucasian · mixed · generations · millennials · boomers · working class · middle class
Native
Original regional inhabitant
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- First NationsCanada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples
- tribesAncestral social groups
Cherokee · Navajo · Sioux · Apache · reservations · sovereignty · treaties · pre-Columbian · ancestral · original
hemispheric
Of a half-sphere
- CanadiansNorth American nationality
- MexicansCitizens of a southern neighbor
- BraziliansCitizens of a South American nation
Argentines · Peruvians · Colombians · Western Hemisphere · New World · continental
- peoplesBritish, Chinese, French, Germans, Japanese
- English Speakersnative speaker, native speakers, British, Australians, Australian
- Germanic peoplesGermans, Austrians, Goth, Visigoth, Ostrogoth
- Filipinasdomestic workers, beauty queens, indigenous women
- Retired MascotsIndians, Whalers, Orangemen
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
- American flagNational emblem, starred banner
- North AmericaWestern Hemisphere's northern continent
- American footballTackle sport with touchdowns
- Mall of AmericaMinnesota's colossal retail complex
- American cheeseMild processed dairy slices
America, American, Americanize, Americanized, American Dream, Americanizing, Americanization, Americas, Americanism