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.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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)