U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

denizen, dweller, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place

African-American, Afro-American, Black American - an American whose ancestors were born in Africa

Creole - a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)

Anglo-American - an American who was born in England or whose ancestors were English

Alabaman, Alabamian - a resident of Alabama

Alaskan - a resident of Alaska

Arizonan, Arizonian - a resident of Arizona

Arkansan, Arkansawyer - a resident of Arkansas

Bay Stater - a resident of Massachusetts

Californian - a resident of California

Carolinian - a resident of the Carolinas

Coloradan - a resident of Colorado

Connecticuter - a resident of Connecticut

Delawarean, Delawarian - a resident of Delaware

Floridian - a resident of Florida

Franco-American - an American who was born in France or whose ancestors were French

German American - an American who was born in Germany or whose ancestors were German

Georgian - a resident of the American state of Georgia

Hawaiian - a resident of Hawaii

Idahoan - a resident of Idaho

Illinoisan - a resident of Illinois

Hoosier, Indianan - a resident of Indiana

Iowan - a resident of Iowa

Kansan - a resident of Kansas

Kentuckian - a resident of Kentucky

Louisianan, Louisianian - a resident of Louisiana

Down Easter, Mainer - a resident of Maine

Bostonian - a resident of Boston

Michigander, Wolverine - a resident of Michigan

Minnesotan - a resident of Minnesota

Mississippian - a resident of Mississippi

Missourian - a resident of Missouri

Montanan - a resident of Montana

Nebraskan, Cornhusker - a resident of Nebraska

Nevadan - a resident of Nevada

New Hampshirite - a resident of New Hampshire

New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite - a resident of New Jersey

New Yorker - a resident of New York (especially a resident of New York City)

North Carolinian - a resident of North Carolina

North Dakotan - a resident of North Dakota

Ohioan, Buckeye - a resident of Ohio

Oregonian - a resident of Oregon

Pennsylvanian - a resident of Pennsylvania

Rhode Islander - a resident of Rhode Island

South Carolinian - a resident of South Carolina

South Dakotan - a resident of South Dakota

Tennessean - a resident of Tennessee

Texan - a resident of Texas

Utahan - a resident of Utah

Vermonter - a resident of Vermont

Virginian - a resident of Virginia

Washingtonian - a resident of the state of Washington

Washingtonian - a resident of the city of Washington

West Virginian - a resident of West Virginia

Wisconsinite - a resident of Wisconsin

English, English language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries

Black English, Black English Vernacular, Ebonics - a nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Black people in the United States

North America - the nations of the North American continent collectively

South America - the nations of the South American continent collectively; "South America is an important market for goods from the United States"

denizen, dweller, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place

Creole - a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America

North American - a native or inhabitant of North America

South American - a native or inhabitant of South America

Mesoamerican - a member of one of the varioous peoples inhabiting Mesoamerica

West Indian - a native or inhabitant of the West Indies