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| | [[File:50 star flag.png|thumb|300px|The flag which unites all American citizens]] | | [[File:50 star flag.png|thumb|300px|The flag which unites all American citizens]] |
| − | The term '''American''' in common parlance around the world means "resident of the [[United States]]," or "pertaining to the United States." thus: American citizen, American history, and American foreign policy. The slogan "Make America Great Again," abbreviated as "MAGA", means "Make the United States Great Again." . | + | The term '''American''' in common parlance around the world means "resident of the [[United States]]" or "pertaining to the United States." Examples are "American citizen," "American history," and "American foreign policy." The slogan "Make America Great Again," abbreviated as "MAGA", means "Make the United States Great Again." |
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| | [[Liberal|Leftists]] in recent years have attacked this meaning, claiming that all the residents of North and South America are just as much Americans. They claim that people in Latin America are offended. They want no one to use the term. | | [[Liberal|Leftists]] in recent years have attacked this meaning, claiming that all the residents of North and South America are just as much Americans. They claim that people in Latin America are offended. They want no one to use the term. |
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| − | In fact, people outside the United States almost never call themselves "Americans", and almost always limit the term to the U.S. The people of Canada, for example, almost never call themselves "Americans." . | + | In fact, people in North, Central, or South America who live outside the United States almost never call themselves "Americans", and almost always limit the term to the [[U.S.]] The people of Canada, for example, virtually never refer to themselves "Americans." |
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| | The term "North America" usually refers only to the U.S. and Canada, but sometimes Mexico is included, as in the "[[North American Free Trade Agreement]]" (NAFTA). | | The term "North America" usually refers only to the U.S. and Canada, but sometimes Mexico is included, as in the "[[North American Free Trade Agreement]]" (NAFTA). |