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List of ethnic sports team and mascot names

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Many sports teams are named for an ethnic group or similar category of people. Though these names typically refer to a group native to the area in which the sports team is based, many teams take their names from groups which are known for their strength (such as Spartans or Vikings), despite not being located near the historic homes of these groups.

Professional teams

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American

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Canadians in general

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Fighting Irish University of Notre Dame, USA

Italian

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  • Polonia Warsaw – Polish Football (soccer) team, founded when Poland was not an independent country

School and youth teams

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Athenians

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Dutchmen

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Norse

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Spartans

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Defunct names

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Philip J. Victor; Nadeem Muaddi (September 12, 2014). "California high school drops controversial Arab mascot". Al Jazeera.