English noun: American |
| 1. | American (person) a native or inhabitant of the United States |
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| Broader (hypernym) | denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | African American, African-American, Afro-American, Alabaman, Alabamian, Alaskan, Anglo-American, Appalachian, Arizonan, Arizonian, Arkansan, Arkansawyer, Asian American, Badger, Bay Stater, Beaver, Black American, Bluegrass Stater, Bostonian, Buckeye, Californian, Carolinian, Coloradan, Connecticuter, Cornhusker, Creole, Delawarean, Delawarian, Down Easter, Floridian, Franco-American, Garden Stater, Georgian, German American, Gopher, Granite Stater, Hawaiian, Hispanic, Hispanic American, Hoosier, Idahoan, Illinoisan, Indianan, Iowan, Kansan, Kentuckian, Keystone Stater, Louisianan, Louisianian, Mainer, Marylander, Michigander, Minnesotan, Mississippian, Missourian, Montanan, Nebraskan, Nevadan, New Englander, New Hampshirite, New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite, New Mexican, New Yorker, Nisei, North Carolinian, North Dakotan, Northerner, Ohioan, Oklahoman, Oregonian, Pennsylvanian, Puerto Rican, Rhode Islander, Sooner, South Carolinian, South Dakotan, Southerner, Spanish American, Tarheel, Tennessean, Texan, Tory, Utahan, Vermonter, Virginian, Volunteer, Washingtonian, Washingtonian, West Virginian, Wisconsinite, Wolverine, Wyomingite, Yank, Yank, Yankee, Yankee, Yankee, Yankee-Doodle |
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| Member meronym | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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| 2. | American (communication) the English language as used in the United States |
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| Synonyms | American English, American language |
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| Broader (hypernym) | English, English language |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | AAVE, African American English, African American Vernacular English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics |
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| 3. | American (person) a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country |
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| Broader (hypernym) | denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Creole, Latin American, Latino, Mesoamerican, North American, South American, West Indian |
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| Member meronym | Central America, North America, South America |
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