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American
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[ English
[ Etymology
From Modified Latin Americanus (America from Latinized name of Amerigo Vespucci, Italian navigator of 1512).
[ Pronunciation
- US: SAMPA: /@"mEr@k@n/, IPA: /əˈmɛɹɪkən/
[ Noun
American (plural Americans)
- An inhabitant of the Americas. More often this is specified as either North American, Central American or South American.
- A person born in, or a citizen of, the United States of America.
- (rare) The English language as spoken in the USA; American English.
- 1942, We sat down in the central square and drank coffee and a man came up and spoke to us in American. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 756)
[ Translations
inhabitant of the Americas
person born in or citizen of the USA
- Arabic: امريكي ar(ar) (’amrīki)
- Chinese: 美国人 cmn(cmn) (měiguó-rén)
- Croatian: Amerikanac hr(hr) m., Amerikanka hr(hr) f.
- Czech: Američan cs(cs) m.
- Danish: amerikaner da(da) c.
- Dutch: Amerikaan nl(nl) m., Amerikaanse nl(nl) f.
- Esperanto: usonano eo(eo)
- Estonian: ameeriklane et(et)
- Faroese: amerikanari fo(fo) m.
- Finnish: amerikkalainen fi(fi), yhdysvaltalainen fi(fi), jenkki fi(fi)
- French: Américain fr(fr) m., Américaine fr(fr) f.
- German: Amerikaner de(de) m., Amerikanerin de(de) f., Ami de(de) m. (slang, neutral) (plural Amis)
- Hebrew: אמריקני m. (amerikani), אמריקנית f. (amerikanit)
- Indonesian: orang Amerika
- Italian: americano it(it) m., americana it(it) f., statunitense it(it) m. and f.,
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- Japanese: アメリカ人 ja(ja) (Ameriká-jin)
- Korean: 미국인 (Miguk-in)
- Latin: Americanus
- Navajo: Bilagáana
- Norwegian: amerikaner no(no) m., amerikanere no(no) m. pl.
- Persian: آمریکای (amrikayee)
- Polish: Amerykanin pl(pl) m., Amerykanka pl(pl) f.
- Portuguese: americano pt(pt) m., americana pt(pt) f.
- Romanian: american ro(ro) m., americancă ro(ro) f., americani ro(ro) m. pl., americance ro(ro) f. pl.
- Russian: американец ru(ru) (amerikánets) m., американка ru(ru) (amerikánka) f.
- Serbian: amerikanac m., amerikanka f., amerikanče n.
- Slovene: Američan sl(sl) m., Američanka sl(sl) f.
- Spanish: americano es(es) m., estadounidense es(es) m. and f.
- Swedish: amerikan c., amerikanare c.
- Turkish: Amerikan tr(tr), Amerikalı tr(tr)
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[ Adjective
American (comparative more American, superlative most American)
- Of or pertaining to the United States of America, or American culture
- Of or pertaining to the Americas. More often this is specified as either "North American" or "South American."
[ Translations
of or pertaining to the U.S. or its culture
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- Italian: americano, (more precisely) statunitense
- Japanese: アメリカ ja(ja)の (Amerika no), 米国 ja(ja)の (Beikoku no)
- Polish: amerykański pl(pl) m., amerykańska pl(pl) f., amerykańskie pl(pl) n.
- Portuguese: americano pt(pt), norte-americano pt(pt), estado-unidense pt(pt)
- Russian: американский ru(ru) (amerikánskij)
- Slovene: ameriški m., ameriška f., ameriško n.
- Spanish: americana es(es) f., estadounidense es(es)
- Swedish: amerikansk sv(sv)
- Turkish: Amerikalı tr(tr), Amerikan tr(tr)
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of or pertaining to the Americas
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into thee appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked
- Arabic: امريكي (’amríki)
- Filipino: amerikano, Kano, Puti, WAMS
- French: américain m., états-unien m.
- Hebrew: אמריקני m. (amerikani), אמריקנית f. (amerikanit)
- Korean: 미국의 (Miguk-ui)
- Latin: Americanus m., Americana f., Americanum n.
- Norwegian: amerikansk sg indef, amerikanske pl or def
- Romanian: american m., americană f., americani m. pl., americane f. pl.
- Serbian: američki m., američka f., američko m.,
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[ Derived terms
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