American (Noun)
Meaning 1
A native or inhabitant of the United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The young American woman walked confidently through the streets of Paris.
- He is a native American with Cherokee ancestry and is proud of his heritage.
- The American tourists got lost in the crowded streets of Tokyo.
- She moved to Canada but still considered herself an American at heart.
- The American businessman made a fortune investing in real estate overseas.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Buckeye
- Alabamian
- Louisianian
- Hoosier
- Arkansawyer
- New Jerseyite
- Granite Stater
- Garden Stater
- Gopher
- Bluegrass Stater
- Hispanic
- Hispanic American
- Volunteer
- Sooner
- Beaver
- Yankee
- Wolverine
- Northerner
- Cornhusker
- Tarheel
- Yankee-Doodle
- Arizonian
- Yank
- Keystone Stater
- Badger
- Delawarian
- Down Easter
Related Words
Meaning 2
A native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meaning 3
The English language as used in the United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Black Vernacular
- Black English
- Black Vernacular English
- Black English Vernacular
- AAVE
- Ebonics
- African American Vernacular English