What's the difference between an Ypsilantian and an Ypsilonien?
The former is someone from Ypsilanti, Mich., while the latter is someone from Y, France.These and hundreds of other demonyms - names commonly given to the residents of a place - are defined in "Labels for Locals: What to Call People From Abilene to Zimbabwe."
Compiler Paul Dickson, a Marylander, also informs that a Yapese hails from Yap, Micronesia; a Hatter from Medicine Hat, Alberta; and a resident of Roswell, N.M. - whether Earthling or Martian - is a Roswellite.
Messins live in Metz, France, while Mets fans are usually New Yorkers - often, Queensites.
And while a resident of Sioux City, Iowa, is a Sioux Cityan, a person from Sioux Falls, S.D., is - well, "a person from Sioux Falls."
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