# Terms in one language that reference another nationality?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 20, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-in-one-language-that-reference-another-nationality/547392 "2010-07-20T21:11:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-in-one-language-that-reference-another-nationality/547392/101 "2010-08-18T14:08:54Z")

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In the United States, Hawaiian pizza has been pizza with ham and pineapples for at least 20-30 years. But I haven’t heard “Hawaiian” used to mean just anything with pineapple.

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