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Originally Posted by kazbates
The word American is a derivative of the name of our country just as the term Canadian derives from the word Canada. If I were from Canada, I would introduce myself as a Canadian not as an American.
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But, is name of our country is the "United States" or "United States of America"? Actually, I have read it some places that "united states" was used in some places. In the Consitution in many places it is just refered to as "United States". Also, most of our federal government branches don't have the work "America" in them...
US Department of Labor
US Department of Treasury
US Department of Interior
Isn't minutia fun?
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