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  2. List of demonyms for US states and territories - Wikipedia

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    Spanish: Sudcarolino, sudcarolina South Dakota: South Dakotan Spanish: Sudakotense Tennessee: Tennessean Volunteer, Butternut [56] Big Bender Texas: Texan Texian (Anglo-Texan - historical), [57] Tejano (Hispano-Texan), Texican (archaic) Spanish: Texano, texanaSpanish: Tejano, tejana Utah: Utahn Utahian, Utahan Vermont: Vermonter Woodchuck [58 ...

  3. List of state and territory name etymologies of the United ...

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    The CIA World Factbook says "The name Samoa is composed of two parts, 'sa', meaning sacred, and 'moa', meaning center, so the name can mean Holy Center; alternately, it can mean 'place of the sacred moa bird' of Polynesian mythology." [113] "American" is ultimately derived from Amerigo Vespucci. [114]

  4. Arkansas - Wikipedia

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    Arkansas (/ ˈ ɑːr k ən s ɔː / ⓘ AR-kən-saw [c]) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. [9] [10] It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west.

  5. Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United ...

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    buttock cleavage, also called the working man's smile (UK: builder's bum, brickie's bum or builder's cleavage) [740] [741] [742] plushie, plush toy soft toy (UK: cuddly toy). [743] [744] Also in the U.S.: stuffed animal, not to be confused with a dead animal mounted by a taxidermist. Popsicle A trademarked brand of frozen juice, or flavored ice ...

  6. Can My Employer Ban Me From Speaking Spanish To Co-Workers? - AOL

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    Good afternoon, I have a question. I was just told by my supervisor that I cannot speak Spanish to my coworkers in our department. She states that some other non-Spanish speaking workers claim it ...

  7. Wetback (slur) - Wikipedia

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    The word mostly targets illegal immigrants in the United States. [1] Generally used as an ethnic slur , [ 2 ] the term was originally coined and applied only to Mexicans who entered the U.S. state of Texas from Mexico by crossing the Rio Grande , which is the U.S. border , presumably by swimming or wading across the river and getting wet, i.e ...

  8. Teen's dad tells her she's dead to him for going to prom with ...

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    Photos of a shocking text exchange between an Arkansas father and his teenage daughter are going viral after he said he would disown her for bringing a black date to the high school prom.

  9. Dictionary of American Regional English - Wikipedia

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    The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) is a record of American English as spoken in the United States, from its beginnings to the present. It differs from other dictionaries in that it does not document the standard language used throughout the country.