Apesar de controverso, o termo é Americano (veja em en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA de onde extrai The adjectival and demonymic forms for the United States are American, a point of controversy among some.)
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Use of the word American in the English language differs between historical, geographical and political contexts. Deriving from America, a term originally referring to all of the New World (also called the Americas), its usage has evolved over time, and differs from uses of cognate words in other languages.
The word can be used as both a noun and an adjective. In adjectival use, it is generally understood to mean "of or relating to the United States of America"; for example, "Elvis Presley was an American singer" or "the American president gave a speech today;" in noun form, it generally means "United States national". Less frequently, the adjective American can mean "of or relating to the Americas," even when used in the United States, for example, "American Spanish dialects and pronunciation differ by country". A third use of the term pertains specifically to the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, for instance, "The ancient American civilizations of the pre-Columbian period were advanced in mathematics and astronomy"; this is related to the second usage.
In contrast, cognates of the word "American" in other languages have primarily the pan-American function. For example, the Spanish americano generally refers to the entire New World; the adjective and noun describing the United States is estadounidense, deriving from Estados Unidos de América, the United States of America. Also, the term norteamericano, North American, is used in some Central American and South American countries, to describe the people of the United states. Some critics, particularly Latin Americans, object to the primary English usage of American, feeling it unfairly appropriates the term.
2006-10-02 11:30:07
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answered by jamersontiossi 3
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americano
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answered by Anonymous
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ameicano
2015-06-09 10:54:19
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answered by Adriano 1
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como os EUA se acham o mundo, dizem-se americanos. mas são norteamericanos ou estadounidenses
2006-10-02 11:58:11
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answered by M.M.D.C. 7
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O nome do país é Estados Unidos da América, então esse "américa" é que se referem à nacionalidade, portanto quem nasce nos EUA é americano.
2006-10-02 11:30:20
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answered by Lavrebor 2
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AmErIcAnO
2006-10-02 11:27:36
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answered by RICK 2
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geralmente se diz "americano" por ser Estados unidos da AMERICA. O continente nao tem importancia :)
2006-10-02 11:26:54
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answered by Anonymous
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é americano, mas está errado, porque afinal todos nós somos americanos, pois estamos no continemnte americano.
2006-10-02 11:25:39
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answered by Garotinha 2
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Acretido que seja ''Estendesse" porque esta nomenclatura esta especificando as pessoas que nasceram neste pais, uma vez que o adjetivo "americano" se refere a quem nasceu no continente e não no pais.
exemplo: sou brasileira e sou americana porque nasci no Brasil e que o mesmo esta no continente americano,
2006-10-02 12:40:18
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answered by leny 1
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americano
2006-10-02 11:31:34
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answered by Anonymous
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