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.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective term for witches and wizards
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fictional nationality ⓘ wizarding community ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (partly) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pottermore / Wizarding World online writings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America (wizarding world) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Magical Congress of the United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBankingInstitution | unseen American wizarding banks (not fully described) ⓘ |
| hasCapitalMagicalCity | New York City (wizarding world) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
distinct wand registration and licensing practices
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentBody | Magical Congress of the United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Department of No-Maj Relations (MACUSA)
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Major Investigation Department (MACUSA) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wand Permit Office (MACUSA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKnownQuidditchLeague | American National Quidditch League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKnownQuidditchTeam |
Moose Jaw Meteorites (North American region)
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Sweetwater All-Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariant | American English (wizarding usage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLawEnforcementAgency |
Auror Office (MACUSA)
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Department of Magical Security (MACUSA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalCode | Rappaport’s Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCityCommunity |
New York wizarding community
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Salem wizarding community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Mary Lou Barebone (No-Maj antagonist connected to American wizarding society)
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Percival Graves (Gellert Grindelwald in disguise) NERFINISHED ⓘ Queenie Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Seraphina Picquery NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopularSportVariant | Quadpot ⓘ |
| hasSchool | Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecrecyRegime | International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy (American implementation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSports |
Quadpot
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Quidditch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWandMakers | various American wandmakers (not fully named in canon) ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Salem witch trials (wizarding reinterpretation)
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founding of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ⓘ founding of MACUSA ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wizarding World franchise
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magical community of the United States ⓘ |
| RappaportsLawEffect | strict segregation between magical and No-Maj communities ⓘ |
| RappaportsLawStatus | repealed by 20th century ⓘ |
| schoolLocation | Mount Greylock, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInFictionalUniverse | Harry Potter universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | MACUSA wizard ⓘ |
| usesTermForNonMagicalPeople |
No-Maj
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No-Maj (American English variant of Muggle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.