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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, American foreign policy.

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, American foreign policy.

Some claim that all the residents of North and South America are technically "Americans" however 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."

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.

 

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."

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).