American (wizarding world)

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American (wizarding world) refers to witches and wizards associated with the magical community of the United States in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, including its own institutions, culture, and laws distinct from those of European wizarding societies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collective term for witches and wizards
fictional nationality
wizarding community
appearsIn Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (partly)
Pottermore / Wizarding World online writings
linked to: Pottermore writings
country United States of America (wizarding world)
createdBy J. K. Rowling
governedBy Magical Congress of the United States of America
hasBankingInstitution unseen American wizarding banks (not fully described)
hasCapitalMagicalCity New York City (wizarding world)
hasCulturalFeature distinct wand registration and licensing practices
greater emphasis on No-Maj–wizard separation in early 20th century
strong institutional regulation of romantic relationships with No-Majs (historically)
use of different magical terminology from British wizards
hasCurrency Dragot
hasGovernmentBody Magical Congress of the United States of America
hasInstitution Department of No-Maj Relations (MACUSA)
Major Investigation Department (MACUSA)
Wand Permit Office (MACUSA)
hasKnownQuidditchLeague American National Quidditch League
hasKnownQuidditchTeam Moose Jaw Meteorites (North American region)
Sweetwater All-Stars
hasLanguageVariant American English (wizarding usage)
hasLawEnforcementAgency Auror Office (MACUSA)
Department of Magical Security (MACUSA)
hasLegalCode Rappaport’s Law
linked to: Rappaport's Law
hasMajorCityCommunity New York wizarding community
Salem wizarding community
hasNotableMember Mary Lou Barebone (No-Maj antagonist connected to American wizarding society)
Percival Graves (Gellert Grindelwald in disguise)
linked to: Gellert Grindelwald

Queenie Goldstein
Seraphina Picquery
Tina Goldstein
hasPopularSportVariant Quadpot
hasSchool Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
hasSecrecyRegime International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy (American implementation)
hasSports Quadpot
Quidditch
hasWandMakers various American wandmakers (not fully named in canon)
historicalEvent Salem witch trials (wizarding reinterpretation)
founding of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
founding of MACUSA
partOf Wizarding World franchise
linked to: Wizarding World

magical community of the United States
RappaportsLawEffect strict segregation between magical and No-Maj communities
RappaportsLawStatus repealed by 20th century
schoolLocation Mount Greylock, Massachusetts
linked to: Mount Greylock
setInFictionalUniverse Harry Potter universe
linked to: HarryPotterUniverse
shortName MACUSA wizard
usesTermForNonMagicalPeople No-Maj
linked to: Muggle

No-Maj (American English variant of Muggle)
linked to: Muggle

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seraphina Picquery nationality American (wizarding world)
Queenie Goldstein citizenship United States of America (Wizarding World)
linked to: American (wizarding world)
Queenie Goldstein countryOfOrigin United States of America (Wizarding World)
linked to: American (wizarding world)
Magical Congress of the United States of America partOf United States wizarding society
linked to: American (wizarding world)
Rappaport's Law countryOfJurisdiction United States of America (wizarding community)
linked to: American (wizarding world)