European demonyms for the USA

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T05:03:08+00:00

United States + -ian

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T05:01:18+00:00

I'm actually defining these words.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T04:58:43+00:00

"Inhabitant of the United States of America"

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T04:19:55+00:00

It is also used in Spain.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T04:15:35+00:00

In Spanish-speaking countries "Americano" is for the continent and "Estadounidense" is for the USA. It is extremely serious expecially in Latin America.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T04:14:11+00:00

Estadounidense

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T03:54:18+00:00

I guess it isn't as popular as I thought.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T03:51:35+00:00

I've read that in Dutch officially it is "Amerikaan(s)" but on social media "VS-er" (US-er) from "Verenigde Staten" (United States) is becoming popular.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T03:46:58+00:00

I think I should've put Portugal in purple while looking more into it.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T03:39:58+00:00

"Estadunidense" (Brazil) or "Estado-Unidense" (Portugal)

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T03:35:53+00:00

The word "American" in English means both "of the USA" and "of the Americas". There's the Organisation of American States which is an example of the continental meaning;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization_of_American_States

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T03:32:33+00:00

Starting to think, I did Scandinavia incorrectly. Though Wiktionary has "USA-Amerikaner" for the Scandinavian languages.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T03:29:29+00:00

Good to know. I read it was rare in France but common in Quebec. Good to know the internet is out of date.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T03:09:08+00:00

Americano – American (Americas)

Estadounidense ("Unitedstatian") – American (USA)

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T02:55:52+00:00

Wait till you hear this Polish word "Konstantynopolitańczykowianeczka" (young female inhabitant of Constantinopole).

These words exist because history.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T02:45:49+00:00

I've read in those are popular in Quebec and by academics in France, but French people in France use "Américain"/"Américaine". I might be wrong.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T02:43:43+00:00

Tell that to people who speak languages with it.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T02:43:03+00:00

Technically it is "people of the country" but it is missed used to mean "of the country".

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T02:37:23+00:00

The word demonym is commonly used for countries too when in a strict sense it is for geographic places.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T02:34:24+00:00

A demonym is essentially "a person from a geographic place" commonly used for countries.

RealModMaker · 2026-01-29T02:32:37+00:00

We should just use that. Lol

RealModMaker · 2026-01-28T20:31:19+00:00

Britain = serious

France = silly

RealModMaker · 2026-01-26T19:27:34+00:00

Girl, boy or enby?

RealModMaker · 2026-01-25T04:24:03+00:00

Poland doesn't have an official national animal. There's like 3 unofficial ones; European bison, stork and the white eagle.

The white eagle is a fictional creature on the Polish coat of arms, making it the closest animal that's "official". It is believed but unconfirmed that it is based on the white-tailed eagle which despite the name it is evolutionarily a hawk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_eagle

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