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General
Americans are referred to by several other names throughout the world, some of them may be pejorative, insulting, or verging on ethnic or racial slurs. The following list is provided for completeness only, and intends no disrespect to anyone (the same goes for the names listed under States and Cities below):
Other Names - Ami, Amurrrikan, Gringo, Merkin, Seppo, Septic, Ummy, United Statesian, USAn, USian, Yank, Yankee, Yanqui
States and Cities
- Alabama - Alabamian, Alabaman
- Alaska - Alaskan
- Arizona - Arizonan, Arizonian
- Arkansas - Arkansan, Arkansawyer
- California - Californian
- Colorado - Coloradan, Coloradoan
- Connecticut - Connecticuter, Nutmegger
- Delaware - Delawarean
- District of Columbia - Washingtonian
- Florida - Floridian, Floridan, Cracker (native-born)
- Georgia - Georgian
- Hawaii - Hawaiian, Kamaaina (native-born), Malihini (newcomer)
- Idaho - Idahoan
- Illinois - Illinoisan
- Indiana - Indianan, Indianian, Hoosier
- Iowa - Iowan
- Kansas - Kansan
- Kentucky - Kentuckian
- Louisiana - Louisianan, Louisianian, Cajun
- Maine - Mainer, Maineiac
- Maryland - Marylander
- Massachusetts - Massachusettsan, Bay Stater, Masshole
- Michigan - Michigander, Michiganite
- Minnesota - Minnesotan
- Mississippi - Mississippian
- Missouri - Missourian
- Montana - Montanan
- Nebraska - Nebraskan
- Nevada - Nevadan, Nevadian
- New Hampshire - New Hampshirite
- New Jersey - New Jerseyite, New Jerseyan, Jerseyite
- New Mexico - New Mexican
- New York - New Yorker
- North Carolina - North Carolinian
- North Dakota - North Dakotan
- Ohio - Ohioan
- Oklahoma - Oklahoman, Okie, Sooner
- Oregon - Oregonian
- Pennsylvania - Pennsylvanian
Rhode Island - Rhode Islander
South Carolina - South Carolinian, Sandlapper
South Dakota - South Dakotan
Tennessee - Tennessean, Tennesseean
Texas - Texan
Utah - Utahan, Utahn
Vermont - Vermonter
Virginia - Virginian
Washington - Washingtonian
West Virginia - West Virginian
Wisconsin - Wisconsinite
Wyoming - Wyomingite
US Territories
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I do not pretend that this is a complete list as far as the city demonyms go. If you would like to have more cities added, please /msg me. Because the US is such a large country, unless it is a unique city or name (such as the Key West example above), please ensure that the city has a population of 100,000 or greater, otherwise the length of this writeup will be out of control.
Thanks to -brazil-, briglass, Chris-O, drinkypoo, eventualdave, fuzzy and blue, generic-man, ianah0, Ignis, Killio, Pint, randombit, Segnbora-t, sekicho, and water for their input.