american
/ʌmˈɛɹʌkʌn/noun, adjective4 syllables
American means: the English language as used in the United States.
Synonyms for american2
noun, as in the English language as used in the United States
American English, American language
What does american mean?5
noun
1
the English language as used in the United States
2
a native or inhabitant of the United States
3
a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
adjective
1
of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture“American citizens”
2
of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas“the American hemisphere”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
American in a sentence
- American politics are interesting to watch, especially during a presidential election.CK
- American films are more popular than those of any other country.unknown
- American movies are popular all over the world.Hybrid
- American houses are big and they keep getting bigger.CM
- American football is just people running into each other.shekitten
- American politics as a whole are skewed to the right.DJ_Saidez
- American oil companies are hungry for your money.Cabo
- American farms hire a lot of undocumented workers.shekitten
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