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Italian fits the pattern. I always considered that the term "American" referred exclusively to citizens of the United States. I once asked a young man from Hong Kong what the equivalent was - HongKongian, what? He said that it was "Hong Kong Chinese", although he said this wouldn't apply to someone whose racial origin was other than Asian. Never did figure that one out....
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