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A European American, or a '''Euro-American''', is an American of Europe an descent, otherwise referred to '' White '' or '' Caucasian ''. Specificity The term is more specific than ''White'' or ''Caucasian'' in that these terms in their official usage include Americans of Europe an, North Africa n, Southwest Asia n, and Middle Eastern ancestry. " Non-Hispanic White " is an official term of the U.S. Government that is also more specific, but covers slightly different ground than ''European American''. Non-Hispanic White excludes Hispanics who are of European (especially Spanish) descent, and includes non-Europeans such as Arabs and Iranians . Nonetheless, when examining demographic data, the "Non-Hispanic White" category corresponds most closely to European Americans. Origin The term was coined in response to the increasing racial Diversity of the United States, as well as in recognition of this demographic diversity moving more into the mainstream of the society in the latter half of the 20th Century . As a Linguistic concern, the term is often meant to discourage a Dichotomous view of the Racial landscape, in which "Whites" are conceived as separate from the rest of the Racial Groups , which have dual-name terms denoting Ancestry , such as African American s or Asian American s. Use of the term also represents a general end to the socioethnic disunity among Americans of different European ancestry (''e.g.'' Irish American s, Italian American s), including the homogenization of culture and intermarriage that took place during the 20th century. Although it should be noted that one can be a European American and still belong to a specific ethnic group. Use The term European American has begun to see fairly widespread use in the mainstream since 2000, with both pollsters (notably Harris Poll's online division) and even major academic journals now often using it to distinguish between European-descent Caucasians and other Caucasians (especially Hispanics).For use in population history and genetics, for example, see
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