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[quote=Anonymous]I've encountered what OP describes as well -- it's a feeling among many citizens of other nations in the Americas that citizens of the US have coopted the term "American" to refer only to US citizens, when it properly describes everyone in the Americas. Calling it resentment is too strong -- it's more like it provokes an eye-roll? The problem is, there is no other commonly used word to describe citizens of the US. I've seen some US citizens who are sensitive to this issue describe themselves as "USian" (pronounced "you-ess-ee-un"), but I don't think that's caught on outside very specific circles. As this thread demonstrates, most people who call themselves American aren't aware that there's any controversy associated with the term.[/quote]
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