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This is a list of official and notable unofficial terms used to designate the citizens of specific states, federal district, and
territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...
of the United States of America.


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} , - , , , , , American Samoan, sm, Amerika Samoa , - , , , Arizonan , , es, Arizonense , - , , , Arkansan , , Arkansasan, Arkansawyer, Arkie , - , , , Californian , , Prune Picker,
Californio Californio (plural Californios) is a term used to designate a Hispanic Californian, especially those descended from Spanish and Mexican settlers of the 17th through 19th centuries. California's Spanish-speaking community has resided there sinc ...
(archaic) , - , , , Coloradan , , Coloradoan (archaic) , - , , , Connecticuter , , Connecticotian, Connecticutensian, Nutmeg,
Nutmegger Nutmegger is a nickname for people from the US state of Connecticut. The official nickname for Connecticut is "The Constitution State", as voted in 1958 by the Connecticut state legislature; however "The Nutmeg State" is an unofficial nickname for ...
, - , , , Delawarean , , Blue Hen's Chicken, Muskrat , - , , , , , Washingtonian , - , , , Floridian , , Alligator,
Cracker Cracker, crackers or The Crackers may refer to: Animals * ''Hamadryas'' (butterfly), or crackers, a genus of brush-footed butterflies * '' Sparodon'', a monotypic genus whose species is sometimes known as "Cracker" Arts and entertainment Films ...
, Fly-Up-the-Creek, Florida Man es, Floridano , - , Georgia , , Georgian , , Buzzard, Cracker, Goober-grabber , - , , , , , Guamanian, ch, Tåotåo Guåhån , - , , , Hawaii resident , , Islander,
Kamaʻāina Kamaʻāina ( haw, kamaʻāina, 'child or person of the land') is a word describing Hawaii residents regardless of their racial background, as opposed to which means a person of Native Hawaiian Native Hawaiians (also known as Indigenous H ...
. The '' Associated Press Stylebook'' restricts use of "Hawaiian" to people of Native Hawaiian descent. , - , , , Idahoan , , , - , , , Illinoisan , , Illinoisian, Illinoian, Flatlander, Sucker, Sand-hiller, Egyptian , - , , , Hoosier , , Indianan (former GPO demonym replaced by Hoosier in 2016), Indianian (archaic) , - , , , Iowan , , Hawkeye , - , , , Kansan , , Grasshopper, Jayhawker, Sunflower , - , , , Kentuckian , , Corncracker, Kentuckyan , - , , , Louisianian , , Louisianan, french: Louisianais, es, Luisiano , - , , , Mainer , , Down Easter or Downeaster, Mainiac, Yankee (rare) , - , , , Marylander , , , - , , , Massachusettsan , , Bay Stater (official term used by state government) and Citizen of the Commonwealth (identifier used in state law), Massachusettsian, Massachusite, Masshole (derogatory as an exonym; however, it can be affectionate when applied as an
endonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...
) , - , , , Michigander , , Michigander, Wolverine, Michiganite, Yooper/ Troll (for residents of the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula, respectively), Michigoose (used specifically for female residents, as a play on "Michi gander") , - , , , Minnesotan , , , - , , , Mississippian , , , - , , , Missourian , , Missouran, french: Missourien, es, Misuriano , - , , , Montanan , , , - , , , Nebraskan , , Bugeaters or Cornhuskers , - , , , Nevadan , , , - , , , New Hampshirite, , New Hampshireman or New Hampshirewoman, Granite Stater, Granite Boys , - , , , New Jerseyan , , New Jerseyite , - , , , New Mexican , , es, Neomexicano, , - ,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...
, , New Yorker , , Knickerbocker , - , , , North Carolinian , , Tar Heel, Tar Boiler , - , , , North Dakotan , , , - , , , , , Mariana Islander, ch, Tåotåo Mariånas , - , , , Ohioan , , Buckeye, Ohian (obsolete) , - , , , Oklahoman , , Okie, Sooner , - , , , Oregonian , , , - , , , Pennsylvanian , , Pennamite,
Pennsylvania Dutch The Pennsylvania Dutch ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ), also known as Pennsylvania Germans, are a cultural group formed by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. They emigrated primarily from German-spe ...
: ''Pennsylvanier'' , - , , , Puerto Rican , , Boricua , - , , , Rhode Islander , ,
Swamp Yankee ''Swamp Yankee'' is a colloquial term for rural Yankees (northeastern Americans). The term "Yankee" connotes urbane industriousness, whereas the term "Swamp Yankee" suggests a more countrified, stubborn, independent, and less-refined sub-type. Usag ...
, - , , , South Carolinian , , Sandlapper , - , , , South Dakotan , , , - , , , Tennessean , , Volunteer, Big Bender (archaic), Butternut , - , , , Texan, , Texian (Anglo-Texan - historical),
Tejano Tejanos (, ; singular: ''Tejano/a''; Spanish for "Texan", originally borrowed from the Caddo ''tayshas'') are the residents of the state of Texas who are culturally descended from the Mexican population of Tejas and Coahuila that lived in the ...
(Hispano-Texan), Texican (archaic) , - , , , Utahn , , Utahian, Utahan , - , , , Vermonter , , Woodchuck , - , Virgin Islands , , Virgin Islander , , , - , , , Virginian , , , - , Washington , , Washingtonian , , , - , , , West Virginian , , , - , , , Wisconsinite , , Badger,
Cheesehead Cheesehead is a nickname in the United States for a person from Wisconsin or for a fan of the Green Bay Packers NFL football franchise. Current usage Wisconsin is associated with cheese because the state historically produced more dairy produc ...
, Sconnie, Wisconsonian, Wisconsese , - , , , Wyomingite , , Wyomese, Wyomingian


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Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...
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List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these places. Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for astronomical bodies A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for continental regions The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these places. Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the ...
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List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations The following is a list of adjectival and demonymic forms of countries and nations in English and their demonymic equivalents. A country adjective describes something as being from that country, for example, "Italian cuisine" is "cuisine of Italy ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for Australia A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for Canada The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these places. Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for Cuba The following are the 15 provinces of Cuba, along with their demonym or adjective form. Per Spanish morphology, the collective plural is made by adding an -s to pluralize the masculine singular forms listed, as in Cuba: ''cubano'' asculine singu ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for India The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these places. Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for Malaysia The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English language, English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these places. Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for Mexico The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these places. Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for New Zealand The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these places. Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for former regions The following is a list of adjectival forms of former regions in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these former regions. Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove th ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for Greco-Roman antiquity The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these places. Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the ...
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List of adjectivals and demonyms for fictional regions The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these places. Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the ...


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