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  • SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
  • USED FOR: indicates terms or phrases that are NOT used to index items in the library database; these terms or phrases are considered synonymous with the indicated preferred term (only use "preferred terms" when searching the library database)
  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
  • NARROWER TERM: narrower or more specific terms or phrases; a subset of the indicated broader term
  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus search results for 'AMERICANS': 17 results found.


AFRICAN AMERICANS (Search for related entries in the library)

AMERICANS 

ARAB AMERICANS (Search for related entries in the library)

ASIAN AMERICANS (Search for related entries in the library)

CARIBBEAN AMERICANS (Search for related entries in the library)

CHINESE AMERICANS 

DUTCH AMERICANS 

EUROPEAN AMERICANS (Search for related entries in the library)

FILIPINO AMERICANS 

GREEK AMERICANS 


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