Arkansan
Natural State native
An Arkansan is a person from Arkansas.
The word works as both noun and adjective: Arkansan hospitality, proud Arkansans.
The pronunciation follows the state name—ar-KAN-zən—though some say ar-KAN-sən to match the spelling.
Arkansawyer is an older alternative that some natives prefer.
Feral hog with dorsal ridge
- hawgSlang for large motorcycle
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
quilting · folklore · cornbread · moonshine · crawdad · duck hunting · catfish fry · coonhound
Arkansas's seat of government
- OzarksMidwestern highland region
- Hot SpringsNamed place with geothermal waters
- DeltaAlluvial formation at mouth
- FayettevilleArkansas or Carolina municipality
Fort Smith · Jonesboro · river valley · Bentonville · tornado alley · timberlands · rice paddies · lowlands
Unhurried, elongated speech pattern
- gritsBoiled ground maize
- sweet teaChilled, sugared leaf infusion
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- collardsLeafy cabbage relatives
magnolia · cotton · catfish · porch swing · hospitality · fried okra · pecan pie · humid summers
- WalmartLargest global retailer
- Tyson FoodsLeading U.S. meat producer
- CaddoSouthern Plains indigenous nation
- Glen CampbellCountry-pop crossover vocalist
razorback
Feral hog with dorsal ridge
- hawgSlang for large motorcycle
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
fiddle · quilting · folklore · cornbread · moonshine · crawdad · duck hunting · catfish fry · coonhound · smoked meat
Little Rock
Arkansas's seat of government
- OzarksMidwestern highland region
- Hot SpringsNamed place with geothermal waters
- DeltaAlluvial formation at mouth
Fayetteville · Fort Smith · Jonesboro · river valley · Bentonville · tornado alley · timberlands · rice paddies · lowlands · foothills
drawl
Unhurried, elongated speech pattern
collards · magnolia · cotton · catfish · porch swing · hospitality · fried okra · pecan pie · humid summers · church
Bill Clinton
- WalmartLargest global retailer
- Tyson FoodsLeading U.S. meat producer
- CaddoSouthern Plains indigenous nation
- SouthernersAlabaman, Alabamian, Alabamians, Arkansans, Carolinian
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
ArkansanHawaiian
From the 50th state
New Yorker · Alaskan · Californian · Mainer · Floridian
ArkansanNew Yorker
Resident of a major metropolis
Californian · Bostonian · San Franciscan · Manhattanite · coastal elite
- Arkansas RiverMajor Plains waterway
- University of ArkansasState flagship in Fayetteville