| Question 1: Different languages use different terms for citizens of the ________, who are known in English as Americans. | |||
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| Question 2: [13] The earliest recorded use in this context is in a 1784 letter by ________. | |||
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| Question 3: [16] Several single-word English alternatives for "American" have been suggested over time, including "Usonian", popularized by ________,[17] and the nonce term "United-Statesian". | |||
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| Question 4: The adjective "American" originally referred to the landmass known as the ________ or America. | |||
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| Question 5: [12] "________" (or "Yank") is a common colloquial term for Americans in English; cognates can be found in other languages. | |||
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| Question 6: Within the United States, "Yankee" usually refers to people specifically from ________ or the Northern United States, though it has been applied to Americans generally since the 18th century, especially by the British. | |||
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| Question 8: "Americans" originally referred to the ________, and later to European settlers and their descendants. | |||
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| Question 9: Other languages, such as Chinese, Korean, Swahili, Vietnamese, and ________, have different terms for U.S. | |||
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| Question 10: [13] The word "________", often used pejoratively, is common in Spanish and has entered into other languages including English, in which language it is recorded as early as 1871. | |||
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