Euro-American
Cross-Atlantic cultural identity
Euro-American describes people or things of both European and American heritage or character.
As a noun, it refers to Americans of European descent, sometimes used in demographic or academic contexts to distinguish from other ethnic backgrounds: Euro-American settlers moved westward.
As an adjective, it describes cultural elements blending European and American influences: Euro-American artistic traditions.
Pre-discovery known lands
- Founding FathersRevolutionary-era American statesmen
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
- Mayflower1620 colonial transport vessel
- PuritansEnglish Protestant reformers
Plymouth · Jamestown · colonies · pioneers · settlers · frontier · manifest destiny · melting pot
Of two cultural backgrounds
- dual identityHaving two distinct selves
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- assimilatedAbsorbed into a whole
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
ancestry · roots · belonging · otherness · whiteness · mainstream · dominant culture · cultural hybridity
Relocating abroad permanently
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
green card · visa · passport · asylum · refugee · diaspora · voyage · passage
Person of European ancestry
- AngloEnglish-origin prefix
- WesternOf Euro-American civilization
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
- NordicOf northern Europe
Slavic · Celtic · Latin · Romance · Baltic · Gaelic · Saxon · Scandinavian
Ocean bordering Europe
- voyageJourney by sea
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- navigationDetermining position and course
- maritimeOf the sea
seafaring · galleon · caravel · trade routes · exchange · commerce · alliance · NATO
Foreign territorial takeover
- settlersThose who establish homes
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
Age of Discovery · exploration · expansion · mercantilism · triangular trade · dispossession · Manifest Destiny · westward
Old World
Pre-discovery known lands
- Founding FathersRevolutionary-era American statesmen
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
- Mayflower1620 colonial transport vessel
Puritans · Plymouth · Jamestown · colonies · pioneers · settlers · frontier · manifest destiny · melting pot · Ellis Island
bicultural
Of two cultural backgrounds
- dual identityHaving two distinct selves
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- assimilatedAbsorbed into a whole
diaspora · ancestry · roots · belonging · otherness · whiteness · mainstream · dominant culture · cultural hybridity · self-identification
immigration
Relocating abroad permanently
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
citizenship · green card · visa · passport · asylum · refugee · diaspora · voyage · passage · settlement
Caucasian
Person of European ancestry
Nordic · Slavic · Celtic · Latin · Romance · Baltic · Gaelic · Saxon · Scandinavian · Iberian
Atlantic
Ocean bordering Europe
- voyageJourney by sea
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- navigationDetermining position and course
maritime · seafaring · galleon · caravel · trade routes · exchange · commerce · alliance · NATO · partnership
colonization
Foreign territorial takeover
- settlersThose who establish homes
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
New World · Age of Discovery · exploration · expansion · mercantilism · triangular trade · dispossession · Manifest Destiny · westward · subjugation
Euro-AmericanIndigenous
Original inhabitants of land
Native American · non-Western · Asia-Pacific · Afro-Asian · African
Euro-AmericanIndigenous
Original inhabitants of land
Native American · First Nations · Aboriginal · non-Western · Global South
Euro-AmericanGlobal South
Economically disadvantaged nations collectively
non-Western · postcolonial · decolonial · subaltern · peripheral
American, America, Americas, Americana, Americanism, Americanize, Americanization, Europe, European