List of demonyms for US states and territories
List of demonyms for US states and territories provides a comprehensive overview of the terms used to refer to the residents of the various states and territories of the United States. A demonym is a word that identifies residents or natives of a particular place, which is derived from the name of that place.
Overview[edit | edit source]
In the United States, demonyms are often used to denote identity and local culture, and they can vary widely from the simple to the complex. Each state and territory has its own unique demonym, often based on historical, geographical, or cultural factors.
List of demonyms[edit | edit source]
States[edit | edit source]
- Alabama - Alabamian
- Alaska - Alaskan
- Arizona - Arizonan
- Arkansas - Arkansan
- California - Californian
- Colorado - Coloradan
- Connecticut - Connecticuter
- Delaware - Delawarean
- Florida - Floridian
- Georgia - Georgian
- Hawaii - Hawaiian
- Idaho - Idahoan
- Illinois - Illinoisan
- Indiana - Hoosier
- Iowa - Iowan
- Kansas - Kansan
- Kentucky - Kentuckian
- Louisiana - Louisianan
- Maine - Mainer
- Maryland - Marylander
- Massachusetts - Bay Stater
- Michigan - Michigander or Michiganian
- Minnesota - Minnesotan
- Mississippi - Mississippian
- Missouri - Missourian
- Montana - Montanan
- Nebraska - Nebraskan
- Nevada - Nevadan
- New Hampshire - New Hampshirite
- New Jersey - New Jerseyan
- New Mexico - New Mexican
- New York - New Yorker
- North Carolina - North Carolinian
- North Dakota - North Dakotan
- Ohio - Ohioan
- Oklahoma - Oklahoman
- Oregon - Oregonian
- Pennsylvania - Pennsylvanian
- Rhode Island - Rhode Islander
- South Carolina - South Carolinian
- South Dakota - South Dakotan
- Tennessee - Tennessean
- Texas - Texan
- Utah - Utahn
- Vermont - Vermonter
- Virginia - Virginian
- Washington - Washingtonian
- West Virginia - West Virginian
- Wisconsin - Wisconsinite
- Wyoming - Wyomingite
Territories[edit | edit source]
- American Samoa - American Samoan
- Guam - Guamanian
- Northern Mariana Islands - Northern Marianan
- Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican
- U.S. Virgin Islands - Virgin Islander
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations
- List of adjectivals and demonyms for cities
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