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| - | *any nation or ethnic group of the [[Americas]] | + | The '''people of the United States''', also known as simply '''Americans''' or '''American people''', are the [[inhabitants]] or citizens of the United States. The United States is a [[multi-ethnic]] nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds. As a result, Americans do not consider their nationality as an ethnicity but as a citizenship with various ethnicities comprising the "American people." Aside from the indigenous Native American population, nearly all Americans or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries. |
| - | **see [[Demographics of North America]] | + | |
| - | **see [[Demographics of South America]] | + | |
| - | **see [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas]] | + | |
| - | *Especially in the United States, "[[the American people]]" refers to the population of the U.S., see [[Demography of the United States]] | + | |
| - | *[[People of the United States of America]] | + | |
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The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds. As a result, Americans do not consider their nationality as an ethnicity but as a citizenship with various ethnicities comprising the "American people." Aside from the indigenous Native American population, nearly all Americans or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries.
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