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href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86" title="امريكان – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="امريكان" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Американал – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="Американал" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikal%C4%B1lar" title="Amerikalılar – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Amerikalılar" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="آمریکالی‌لار – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="آمریکالی‌لار" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8B" title="Амерыканцы – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Амерыканцы" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BC%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8B" title="Амэрыканцы – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Амэрыканцы" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF" title="মার্কিন জাতি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মার্কিন জাতি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estatunidencs" title="Estatunidencs – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Estatunidencs" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%95%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%DB%8C%DB%95%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86" title="ئەمریکییەکان – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئەمریکییەکان" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameri%C4%8Dan%C3%A9" title="Američané – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Američané" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americanwyr" title="Americanwyr – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Americanwyr" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikanere" title="Amerikanere – Dens" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Amerikanere" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Dens" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/US-Amerikaner" title="US-Amerikaner – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="US-Amerikaner" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikani" title="Amerikani – Dimli" lang="diq" hreflang="diq" data-title="Amerikani" data-language-autonym="Zazaki" data-language-local-name="Dimli" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Zazaki</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%AF" title="Αμερικανοί – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αμερικανοί" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans" title="Americans – Inglis" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Americans" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="Inglis" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadounidense" title="Estadounidense – Spainish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Estadounidense" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spainish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameeriklased" title="Ameeriklased – Eastlands" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ameeriklased" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Eastlands" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estatubatuar" title="Estatubatuar – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Estatubatuar" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7" title="آمریکایی‌ها – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آمریکایی‌ها" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9ricains" title="Américains – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Américains" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meirice%C3%A1naigh" title="Meiriceánaigh – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Meiriceánaigh" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%85%E0%AA%AE%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%A8%E0%AB%8B" title="અમેરિકનો – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="અમેરિકનો" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americaanee" title="Americaanee – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Americaanee" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amurkawa" title="Amurkawa – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Amurkawa" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D" title="אמריקאים – Ebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אמריקאים" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Ebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80" title="अमेरिकी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="अमेरिकी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikaiak" title="Amerikaiak – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Amerikaiak" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B4%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%AF%D5%A1%D6%81%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Ամերիկացիներ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ամերիկացիներ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orang_Amerika_Serikat" title="Orang Amerika Serikat – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Orang Amerika Serikat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statunitensi" title="Statunitensi – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Statunitensi" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E4%BA%BA" title="アメリカ人 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アメリカ人" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="ამერიკელები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ამერიკელები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D2%9A%D0%A8_%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B%D2%9B%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B" title="АҚШ америкалықтары – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="АҚШ америкалықтары" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%AD%EC%9D%B8" title="미국인 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="미국인" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amer%C3%AEk%C3%AE" title="Amerîkî – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Amerîkî" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pobel_an_Statys_Unys" title="Pobel an Statys Unys – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Pobel an Statys Unys" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Америкалыктар – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Америкалыктар" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americani" title="Americani – Laitin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Americani" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Laitin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikie%C4%8Diai" title="Amerikiečiai – Lithuanie" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Amerikiečiai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanie" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerik%C4%81%C5%86i" title="Amerikāņi – Letts" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Amerikāņi" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Letts" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikanina" title="Amerikanina – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Amerikanina" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8" title="Американци – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Американци" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verenigde-statenaar" title="Verenigde-statenaar – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Verenigde-statenaar" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikaner_(USA)" title="Amerikaner (USA) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Amerikaner (USA)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerykanie" title="Amerykanie – Polls" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Amerykanie" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polls" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Povo_dos_Estados_Unidos" title="Povo dos Estados Unidos – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Povo dos Estados Unidos" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8B_%D0%A1%D0%A8%D0%90" title="Американцы США – Roushien" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Американцы США" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Roushien" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5" title="Америчане – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Америчане" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikanci_(nacija)" title="Amerikanci (nacija) – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Amerikanci (nacija)" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans" title="Americans – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Americans" data-language-autonym="Simple English" 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style="width:22em"><caption class="fn org">Americans</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/200px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span><div><a href="/wiki/Banner_o_the_Unitit_States" title="Banner o the Unitit States">Banner o the Unitit States</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#b0c4de;">Leids</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">Primarily <a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Inglis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Inglis (page disna exeest)">Inglis</a>, but <a href="/w/index.php?title=Spaingie_in_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spaingie in the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">Spaingie</a> an <a href="/w/index.php?title=Leids_o_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leids o the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">ithers</a> an aw</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#b0c4de;">Releegion</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:P_christianity.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/P_christianity.svg/18px-P_christianity.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/P_christianity.svg/27px-P_christianity.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/P_christianity.svg/36px-P_christianity.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="360" /></a></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Christianity_in_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christianity in the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">Christian</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Protestantism_in_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Protestantism in the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">Protestantism</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Catholic_Kirk_in_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Catholic Kirk in the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">Catholicism</a> an <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mormonism&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mormonism (page disna exeest)">Mormonism</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-PFRPL2008_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFRPL2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unaffiliatit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Unaffiliatit (page disna exeest)">Unaffiliatit</a> (<a href="/wiki/Agnosticism" title="Agnosticism">Agnosticism</a> an <a href="/wiki/Atheism" title="Atheism">Atheism</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-PFRPL2008_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFRPL2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> Various nan-christian releegions (<a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Jews&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Jews (page disna exeest)">Judaism</a>, an <a href="/w/index.php?title=Releegion_in_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Releegion in the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">ithers</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-PFRPL2008_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFRPL2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Americans</b>, or <b>American fowk</b>, are the ceetizens o the <a href="/wiki/Unitit_States" title="Unitit States">Unitit States o Americae</a>. The kintra is hame tae fowk o different naitional oreegins. As a result, Americans dae no equate thair nationality wi ethnicity, but wi citizenship. Aside frae the Native American population, nearly aw Americans or thair ancestors immigratit athin the past five centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite its multi-ethnic composition,<sup id="cite_ref-DD_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DD-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Society_in_Focus_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Society_in_Focus-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the cultur held in common bi maist Americans is referred tae as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mainstream&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mainstream (page disna exeest)">mainstream</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=American_cultur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American cultur (page disna exeest)">American cultur</a>, a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wastren_cultur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wastren cultur (page disna exeest)">Wastren cultur</a> mucklely derivit frae the tradeetions o Wastren European immigrants.<sup id="cite_ref-DD_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DD-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It includes influences o <a href="/w/index.php?title=African_American_cultur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="African American cultur (page disna exeest)">African American cultur</a> an aw.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wastward expansion integratit the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Louisiana_Creole_fowke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louisiana Creole fowke (page disna exeest)">Creoles</a> an <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cajun&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cajun (page disna exeest)">Cajuns</a> o Louisiana an the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hispanos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hispanos (page disna exeest)">Hispanos</a> o the Soothwast an brocht close contact wi the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cultur_o_Mexico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cultur o Mexico (page disna exeest)">cultur o Mexico</a>. Lairge-scale immigration in the late nineteent an early twintiet centuries frae Soothren an Eastren Europe introducit a variety o elements. Immigration frae Asie, Africae, an Laitin Americae haes haed impact an aw. A cultural <a href="/w/index.php?title=Meltin_pot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Meltin pot (page disna exeest)">meltin pot</a>, or pluralistic <a href="/w/index.php?title=Salad_bowl_(cultural_idea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salad bowl (cultural idea) (page disna exeest)">salad bowl</a>, describes the wey in which generations o Americans hae celebratit an exchyngit distinctive cultural characteristics.<sup id="cite_ref-DD_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DD-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition tae the Unitit States, Americans an fowk o American strynd can be foond internaitionally. As mony as 4 million Americans are estimatit tae be livin abroad.<sup id="cite_ref-abroad_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abroad-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Naitional_personification">Naitional personification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americans&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Eedit section: Naitional personification" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americans&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Naitional personification"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/w/index.php?title=Naitional_personification&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naitional personification (page disna exeest)">naitional personification</a> is an <a href="/w/index.php?title=Anthropomorphization&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anthropomorphization (page disna exeest)">anthropomorphization</a> o a naition or its fowk; it can appear in baith <a href="/w/index.php?title=Editorial_cartoon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Editorial cartoon (page disna exeest)">editorial cartoons</a> an propaganda. </p><p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle_Sam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Uncle Sam (page disna exeest)">Uncle Sam</a> is a naitional personification o the Unitit States an whiles mair specifically o the <a href="/w/index.php?title=American_govrenment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American govrenment (page disna exeest)">American govrenment</a>, wi the first uisage o the term datin frae the <a href="/wiki/War_o_1812" title="War o 1812">War o 1812</a>. He is depictit as a stern elderly white man wi white hair an a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Goatee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Goatee (page disna exeest)">goatee</a> beard, an dressed in clothin that recaws the design elements o <a href="/wiki/Banner_o_the_Unitit_States" title="Banner o the Unitit States">banner o the Unitit States</a> – for example, teepically a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Top_hat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Top hat (page disna exeest)">top hat</a> wi reid an white stripes an white starns on a blue baund, an reid an white stripit trousers. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_Columbia" class="extiw" title="en:Historical Columbia">Columbie</a> is a poetic name for the Americas an the feminine personification o the Unitit States o Americae, made famous bi African-American poet <a href="/w/index.php?title=Phillis_Wheatley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phillis Wheatley (page disna exeest)">Phillis Wheatley</a> durin the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> in 1776. It haes inspired the names o mony bodiess, places, objects, institutions, an companies in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wastren_Hemisphere&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wastren Hemisphere (page disna exeest)">Wastren Hemisphere</a> an ayont. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leid">Leid</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americans&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Eedit section: Leid" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americans&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Leid"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable relarticle mainarticle"><i>Main airticles: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Leids_o_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leids o the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">Leids o the Unitit States</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inglis_leid" title="Inglis leid">Inglis leid</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Inglis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Inglis (page disna exeest)">American Inglis</a>, an <a href="/w/index.php?title=Inglis-anerlie_muivement&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Inglis-anerlie muivement (page disna exeest)">Inglis-anerlie muivement</a></i></div> <table class="infobox" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid #999; float: right; margin-left: 1em; width: 200px;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#f5f5f5;"> <th colspan="2">Leids (2007)<sup id="cite_ref-USCB_Lang_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCB_Lang-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Inglis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Inglis (page disna exeest)">Inglis</a> (<i>anerlie</i>)</td> <td style="text-align: center;">225.5 million </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spaingie_leid_in_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spaingie leid in the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">Spaingie</a>, incl. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Spaingie-based_creole_leids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spaingie-based creole leids (page disna exeest)">Creole</a></td> <td style="text-align: center;">34.5 million </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheenese_leid" title="Cheenese leid">Cheenese</a></td> <td style="text-align: center;">2.5 million </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_leid_in_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French leid in the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">French</a>, incl. <a href="/w/index.php?title=French-based_creole_leids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French-based creole leids (page disna exeest)">Creole</a></td> <td style="text-align: center;">2.0 million </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tagalog_leid" title="Tagalog leid">Tagalog</a></td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.5 million </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_leid" title="Vietnamese leid">Vietnamese</a></td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.2 million </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_in_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="German in the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">German</a></td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.1 million </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Korean_leid" title="Korean leid">Korean</a></td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.1 million </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Inglis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Inglis (page disna exeest)">Inglis</a> is the de facto <a href="/w/index.php?title=Naitional_leid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naitional leid (page disna exeest)">naitional leid</a>. Awtho thare is nae <a href="/wiki/Offeecial_leid" title="Offeecial leid">offeecial leid</a> at the federal level, some laws—sic as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitit_States_naitionality_law&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Unitit States naitionality law (page disna exeest)">U.S. naturalization requirements</a>—staundartise Inglis. In 2007, aboot 226 million, or 80% o the population agit five years an aulder, spoke anerlie Inglis at hame. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Spaingie_in_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spaingie in the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">Spaingie</a>, spoken bi 12% o the population at hame, is the seicont maist common leid an the maist widely taucht seicont leid.<sup id="cite_ref-USCB_Lang_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCB_Lang-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some Americans advocate makkin Inglis the kintra's offeecial leid, as it is in at least twinty-aicht states.<sup id="cite_ref-ILW_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ILW-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Baith <a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_leid" title="Hawaiian leid">Hawaiian</a> an Inglis are offeecial leids in Hawaii bi state law.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While neither haes an offeecial leid, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> haes laws providin for the uise o baith Inglis an Spaingie, as <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> daes for Inglis an French.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ither states, sic as Californie, mandate the publication o Spainyie versions o certaint govrenment documents includin court forms.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several insular territories grant offeecial recognition tae thair native leids, alang wi Inglis: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Samoan_leid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Samoan leid (page disna exeest)">Samoan</a> an <a href="/wiki/Chamorro_leid" title="Chamorro leid">Chamorro</a> are recognisit bi <a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Samoa (page disna exeest)">American Samoa</a> an <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, respectively; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolinian_leid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carolinian leid (page disna exeest)">Carolinian</a> an Chamorro are recognisit bi the Northren Mariana Islands; Spaingie is an offeecial leid o Puerto Rico. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Releegion">Releegion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americans&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Eedit section: Releegion" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americans&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Releegion"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main airticle: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Releegion_in_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Releegion in the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">Releegion in the Unitit States</a></div> <div class="barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Releegion in the Unitit States</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"><b>Releegion</b></td> <td style="padding:0 4px; text-align:right;"></td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"><b>Percent</b></td> <td style="padding:0 4px; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Protestant</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:lightgreen; width:51.3%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">51.3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Roman Catholic</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:darkgreen; width:23.9%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">23.9%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">ither Christian</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:red; width:3.3%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">3.3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Jewish</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:blue; width:1.7%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.7%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">ither nan-Christian releegions</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:yellow; width:2.9%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2.9%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Nae releegion</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:maroon; width:16.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">16.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Agnostic</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:brown; width:2.4%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2.4%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Atheist</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:green; width:1.6%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.6%</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="padding:5px; text-align:left;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pew_Research_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pew Research Center (page disna exeest)">Pew Research Center</a>, 2008<sup id="cite_ref-PFRPL2008_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFRPL2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <p>Releegion in the Unitit States haes a heich adherence level, compared tae ither developit kintras, an diversity in beliefs. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" class="extiw" title="en:First Amendment to the United States Constitution">First Amendment</a> tae the kintra's <a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitit_States_Constitution&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Unitit States Constitution (page disna exeest)">Constitution</a> prevents the Federal govrenment frae makkin ony "law respectin an establishment o releegion, or prohibitin the free exercise thareo." The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_o_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Supreme Court o the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">U.S. Supreme Court</a> haes interpretit this as preventin the govrenment frae haein ony authority in releegion. A majority o Americans report that releegion plays a "vera important" role in thair lives, a proportion unuisual amang <a href="/w/index.php?title=Developit_naition&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Developit naition (page disna exeest)">developit naitions</a>, awtho seemilar tae the ither naitions o the Americas.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mony faiths hae flourished in the Unitit States, includin baith later imports spannin the kintra's multicultural immigrant heritage, as well as those foondit athin the kintra; thir hae led the Unitit States tae acome the maist releegiously diverse kintra in the warld.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The majority o Americans (76%) identify thairsels as Christians, maistly athin <a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestant</a> an Catholic denominations, accoontin for 51% an 25% o the population respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-ARIS2008_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ARIS2008-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nan-Christian releegions (includin <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a>, Islam, an Judaism), collectively mak up aboot 4% tae 5% o the adult population.<sup id="cite_ref-ARIS2008_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ARIS2008-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ciafact_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ciafact-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pew_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pew-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anither 15% o the adult population identifees as haein nae releegious belief or nae releegious affiliation.<sup id="cite_ref-ARIS2008_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ARIS2008-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accordin tae the American Religious Identification Survey, releegious belief varies considerably athort the kintra: 59% o Americans livin in Wastren states (the "<a href="/w/index.php?title=Unchurched_Belt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Unchurched Belt (page disna exeest)">Unchurched Belt</a>") report a belief in God, yet in the Sooth (the "<a href="/w/index.php?title=Bible_Belt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bible Belt (page disna exeest)">Bible Belt</a>") the figur is as heich as 86%.<sup id="cite_ref-ARIS2008_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ARIS2008-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultur">Cultur</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americans&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Eedit section: Cultur" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americans&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Cultur"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main airticle: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cultur_o_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cultur o the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">Cultur o the Unitit States</a></div> <p>The development o the cultur o the Unitit States o Americae haes been markit bi a tension atween twa strang soorces o inspiration: European ideals, especially <a href="/w/index.php?title=Breetish_American&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Breetish American (page disna exeest)">Breetish</a>; an domestic oreeginality, sic as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeffersonian_democracy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeffersonian democracy (page disna exeest)">Jeffersonian democracy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>'s <i>Notes on the State of Virginia</i> wis aiblins the first influential domestic cultural critique bi an American. </p><p>American cultur encompasses tradeetions, ideals, customs, beliefs, values, airts, fowklore an innovations developit baith domestically an importit via colonisation an immigration frae the <a href="/wiki/Breetish_Isles" title="Breetish Isles">Breetish Isles</a>. Prevalent ideas an ideals which evolvit domestically sic as important naitional holidays, uniquely American sports, proud militar tradeetion, an innovations in the airts an entertainment gie a strang sense o naitional pride amang the population as a whole. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_an_aw">See an aw</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americans&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Eedit section: See an aw" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americans&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: See an aw"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_diaspora&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American diaspora (page disna exeest)">American diaspora</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Australies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Australies (page disna exeest)">American Australies</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Brazilians&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Brazilians (page disna exeest)">American Brazilians</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Canadians&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Canadians (page disna exeest)">American Canadians</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Mexicans&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Mexicans (page disna exeest)">American Mexicans</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_New_Zealanders&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American New Zealanders (page disna exeest)">American New Zealanders</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americo-Liberie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Americo-Liberie (page disna exeest)">Americo-Liberie</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Emigration_frae_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Emigration frae the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">Emigration frae the Unitit States</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hyphenatit_American&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hyphenatit American (page disna exeest)">Hyphenatit American</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_tae_the_Unitit_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration tae the Unitit States (page disna exeest)">Immigration tae the Unitit States</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Americans_in_Chile&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Americans in Chile (page disna exeest)">North Americans in Chile</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americans&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Eedit section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Americans&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="reflist columns references-column-width" style="-moz-column-width: 30em; -webkit-column-width: 30em; column-width: 30em; list-style-type: decimal;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-PFRPL2008-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <a href="#cite_ref-PFRPL2008_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PFRPL2008_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PFRPL2008_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PFRPL2008_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite id="CITEREFLuis_LugSandra_StencelJohn_GreenGregory_Smith2008" class="citation web cs1">Luis Lug; Sandra Stencel; John Green; Gregory Smith; Dan Cox; Allison Pond; Tracy Miller; Elixabeth Podrebarac; Michelle Ralston (Februar 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf">"U.S. Religious Landscape Survey"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life</i>. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pew_Research_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pew Research Center (page disna exeest)">Pew Research Center</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/languagesinameri00dick/page/216">216</a>, 220–25. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85359-651-5" title="Special:BookSources/1-85359-651-5"><bdi>1-85359-651-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Languages+in+America%3A+A+Pluralist+View&rft.place=Clevedon%2C+UK&rft.pages=216%2C+220-25&rft.pub=Multilingual+Matters&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=1-85359-651-5&rft.au=Dicker%2C+Susan+J.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Flanguagesinameri00dick&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsco.wikipedia.org%3AAmericans" class="Z3988"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r809032" /></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100722010302/http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=ccp&group=00001-01000&file=412.10-412.30">"California Code of Civil Procedure, Section 412.20(6)"</a>. Legislative Counsel, State of California. Archived frae <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=ccp&group=00001-01000&file=412.10-412.30">the original</a> on 22 Julie 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 December</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=California+Code+of+Civil+Procedure%2C+Section+412.20%286%29&rft.pub=Legislative+Counsel%2C+State+of+California&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.leginfo.ca.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fdisplaycode%3Fsection%3Dccp%26group%3D00001-01000%26file%3D412.10-412.30&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsco.wikipedia.org%3AAmericans" class="Z3988"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r809032" /> <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/allforms.htm">"California Judicial Council Forms"</a>. Judicial Council, State of California<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 December</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=California+Judicial+Council+Forms&rft.pub=Judicial+Council%2C+State+of+California&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.courtinfo.ca.gov%2Fforms%2Fallforms.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsco.wikipedia.org%3AAmericans" class="Z3988"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r809032" /></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=167">"U.S. Stands Alone in its Embrace of Religion"</a>. <i>Pew Global Attitudes Project</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070208155508/http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=167">Archived</a> frae the original on 8 Februar 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 Januar</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pew+Global+Attitudes+Project&rft.atitle=U.S.+Stands+Alone+in+its+Embrace+of+Religion&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpewglobal.org%2Freports%2Fdisplay.php%3FReportID%3D167&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsco.wikipedia.org%3AAmericans" class="Z3988"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r809032" /></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite id="CITEREFEck2002" class="citation book cs1">Eck, Diana (2002). <i>A New Religious America : the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation</i>. HarperOne. p. 432. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-06-062159-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-06-062159-9"><bdi>978-0-06-062159-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+New+Religious+America+%3A+the+World%27s+Most+Religiously+Diverse+Nation&rft.pages=432&rft.pub=HarperOne&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0-06-062159-9&rft.aulast=Eck&rft.aufirst=Diana&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsco.wikipedia.org%3AAmericans" class="Z3988"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r809032" /></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ARIS2008-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <a href="#cite_ref-ARIS2008_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ARIS2008_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ARIS2008_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ARIS2008_15-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite id="CITEREFBarry_A._Kosmin_and_Ariela_Keysar2009" class="citation web cs1">Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar (2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090407053149/http://b27.cc.trincoll.edu/weblogs/AmericanReligionSurvey-ARIS/reports/ARIS_Report_2008.pdf">"AMERICAN RELIGIOUS IDENTIFICATION SURVEY (ARIS) 2008"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Hartford, Connecticut, USA: Trinity College. Archived frae <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://b27.cc.trincoll.edu/weblogs/AmericanReligionSurvey-ARIS/reports/ARIS_Report_2008.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 7 Apryle 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 Apryle</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=AMERICAN+RELIGIOUS+IDENTIFICATION+SURVEY+%28ARIS%29+2008&rft.place=Hartford%2C+Connecticut%2C+USA&rft.pub=Trinity+College&rft.date=2009&rft.au=Barry+A.+Kosmin+and+Ariela+Keysar&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fb27.cc.trincoll.edu%2Fweblogs%2FAmericanReligionSurvey-ARIS%2Freports%2FARIS_Report_2008.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsco.wikipedia.org%3AAmericans" class="Z3988"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r809032" /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090407053149/http://b27.cc.trincoll.edu/weblogs/AmericanReligionSurvey-ARIS/reports/ARIS_Report_2008.pdf">Archived</a> 2009-04-07 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ciafact-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-ciafact_16-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html">"CIA Fact Book"</a>. CIA World Fact Book. 2002. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080109013304/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html">Archived</a> frae the original on 9 Januar 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 December</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=CIA+Fact+Book&rft.pub=CIA+World+Fact+Book&rft.date=2002&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cia.gov%2Flibrary%2Fpublications%2Fthe-world-factbook%2Fgeos%2Fus.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsco.wikipedia.org%3AAmericans" class="Z3988"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r809032" /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181226055200/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html">Archived</a> 2018-12-26 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pew-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Pew_17-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf">"Religious Composition of the U.S."</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>U.S. Religious Landscape Survey</i>. Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090506212506/http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> frae the original on 6 Mey 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 Mey</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=U.S.+Religious+Landscape+Survey&rft.atitle=Religious+Composition+of+the+U.S.&rft.date=2007&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Freligions.pewforum.org%2Fpdf%2Faffiliations-all-traditions.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsco.wikipedia.org%3AAmericans" class="Z3988"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r809032" /></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite id="CITEREFNewport,_Frank2008" class="citation web cs1">Newport, Frank (28 Julie 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/109108/Belief-God-Far-Lower-Western-US.aspx">"Belief in God Far Lower in Western U.S."</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Gallup_Organization&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Gallup Organization (page disna exeest)">The Gallup Organization</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100828073931/http://www.gallup.com/poll/109108/belief-god-far-lower-western-us.aspx">Archived</a> frae the original on 28 August 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 September</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Belief+in+God+Far+Lower+in+Western+U.S.&rft.pub=The+Gallup+Organization&rft.date=2008-07-28&rft.au=Newport%2C+Frank&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gallup.com%2Fpoll%2F109108%2FBelief-God-Far-Lower-Western-US.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsco.wikipedia.org%3AAmericans" class="Z3988"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r809032" /></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite id="CITEREFDeVitaArmstrong2002" class="citation book cs1">DeVita, Philip R.; Armstrong, James D. (2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://books.google.com/books/about/Distant_mirrors.html?id=CxEWAQAAIAAJ"><i>Distant mirrors: America as a foreign culture</i></a>. Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. p. 197. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780534556488" title="Special:BookSources/9780534556488"><bdi>9780534556488</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 September</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Distant+mirrors%3A+America+as+a+foreign+culture&rft.pages=197&rft.pub=Wadsworth%2FThomson+Learning&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=9780534556488&rft.aulast=DeVita&rft.aufirst=Philip+R.&rft.au=Armstrong%2C+James+D.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%2Fabout%2FDistant_mirrors.html%3Fid%3DCxEWAQAAIAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsco.wikipedia.org%3AAmericans" class="Z3988"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r809032" /></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite id="CITEREFOrtega2009" class="citation book cs1">Ortega, Mariana (2009). Alcoff, Linda (ed.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=JlNljLmbPZMC&lpg=PA35&ots=WUT1U_kvGA&dq=American%20culture%20european%20influence&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q=American%20culture%20european%20influence&f=false"><i>Constructing the Nation: A Race and Nationalism Reader</i></a>. SUNY Series, Philosophy and Race. SUNY Press. p. 35. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781438428475" title="Special:BookSources/9781438428475"><bdi>9781438428475</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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