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Most countries have a demonym that derives obviously from the name of the nation itself, as "Mexican" from "Mexico", "Greek" from "Greece" or "Japanese" from "Japan", but there is no such term derived from "United States of America" other than "American" itself. Attempts to create a more specific name have failed to gain widespread use. Alternatives which have been proposed include,
:Appalacian, Colonican, Columbard, [[Columbia]]n, Frede, Fredonian, [[Nacirema]], Pindosian (or just Pindos), Stateside(r), Uesican, Uessian, Unisan, Unisian, United States (as an [[attributive]] noun), United States American, United Stater, United Stateser, United Statesian, United Statesman, [[United Statian]], USAian, U.S. American, Usan, USAn, Usanian, Usian (pronounced "YOU-zhuhn"), U-S-ian, [[Usonia]]n (pronounced "you-SOH-nee-un"), and Washingtonian.
References to these words have been around since the early days of the republic, but they are virtually unused and ''American'' remains by far the most common term. ''[[Usonia]]n'' is used in architectural circles, and ''Washingtonian'' remains as the adjective for the state of [[Washington]] and the city of [[Washington, D.C.]].
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