European-American
Caucasian in America
European-American describes Americans of European descent or relates to connections between Europe and the United States.
As a noun, it refers to a white American whose ancestors came from Europe: European-American traditions, the European-American population.
The term emerged as a parallel to African-American and other hyphenated ethnic identities, though it's used less frequently than simply "white."
1620 colonial transport vessel
- pilgrimsReligious journey takers
- settlersThose who establish homes
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
voyage · naturalization · citizenship · steerage · emigrant · passage · processing · manifest
Absence of pigment
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- mother-tongueLanguage acquired from birth
- GermantownHistoric Philadelphia neighborhood
- GreektownHellenic cultural district
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- forebearsAncestral family members
- descendantsThose who come after
traditions · roots · legacy · inheritance · old-world · homeland · bloodline · generational
Fusion of diverse cultures
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- whiteningMaking something lighter
mainstreaming · blending · adaptation · integration · code-switching · passing · suburbanization
Faith based on Jesus
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- romanticismEmotional, imaginative worldview
- classicismAdherence to ancient artistic principles
opera · ballet · symphony · cuisine · literature · Oktoberfest · polka · accordion
Mayflower
1620 colonial transport vessel
transatlantic · voyage · naturalization · citizenship · steerage · emigrant · passage · processing · manifest · arrival
white
Absence of pigment
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- mother-tongueLanguage acquired from birth
- GermantownHistoric Philadelphia neighborhood
ancestry
Family line of descent
descendants · traditions · roots · legacy · inheritance · old-world · homeland · bloodline · generational · heirloom
melting-pot
Fusion of diverse cultures
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
whitening · mainstreaming · blending · adaptation · integration · code-switching · passing · suburbanization
Christianity
Faith based on Jesus
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- romanticismEmotional, imaginative worldview
classicism · opera · ballet · symphony · cuisine · literature · Oktoberfest · polka · accordion · Christmas
Caucasian
Person of European ancestry
Nordic · Celtic · Gaelic · Baltic · Scandinavian · Hellenic · Saxon · Norman · Briton
European-AmericanAfrican-American
U.S. ethnic identity category
Native American · person of color · Hispanic American · Arab-American · BIPOC
European-AmericanNative American
Original inhabitants of America
American Indian · First Nations · Alaska Native · Native Hawaiian · indigenous peoples
European, American, Europe, America, Europeans, Americans, Americanize, Americanization, Europeanization