American
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- noun
- /əˈmɛrɪkən/
- US
:
inglés americano
- The music of other cultures can be used to help Americans better understand their own music.
But like children who are English speak American because they watch Americans on YouTube.
- But like children who are English speak American because they watch Americans on YouTube.
Examples
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Get the details from the Americans.
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Americans put the month first.
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Most Germans I know just laugh at how little Americans know about Germany.
Academic text (1992) -
In addition to examining the films, this article will explore how Americans reacted to them.
Academic text (2017) -
The Americans are over their long and expensive honeymoon in space, and I'm here to remind them why they fell in love in the first place.
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Many Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with family gatherings and traditional meals.
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The way Americans spell certain words can be quite different from British English.
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As a nation, Americans often express values of freedom and individualism.
Synonyms
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English spoken and written in the United States with its own words, spelling, and accents
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English that people speak and write in the United States with different words and sounds
Compounds
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A person in the United States whose family comes from Africa, often for many generations
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A person in the United States whose family came from Africa, often brought there as slaves
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A person whose family lived in North or South America before Europeans arrived
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The idea that anyone in the United States can become successful through hard work
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A piece of cloth that stands for the United States with thirteen stripes and fifty stars
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A war from 1775 to 1783 when thirteen colonies fought Britain and formed the United States
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A person who lives in the United States and was born in Mexico or has family from Mexico
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An agreement from 1994 that made trade easier between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
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A large U.S. group of military veterans who support each other and promote national pride
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A war in the United States from 1861 to 1865 between the North and South over slavery and states' rights
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English spoken and written in the United States with its own words, spelling, and accents
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A person in the United States whose family comes from a Spanish-speaking country, often from Latin America or Spain
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5.8
A 1898 war between the United States and Spain that gives U.S. territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
An international group of most countries in the Americas that cooperate on military, economic, social, and cultural issues
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A team sport where two teams try to carry or pass an oval ball into the other team's end zone
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A language of hand signs and body movements used by deaf people in the United States and parts of Canada
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One of the fifty parts of the United States with its own government and laws
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The western United States in the 1700s and 1800s where settlers explored and lived
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A war between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 that gave the United States large Southwest lands
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A large dark reptile with a wide snout that lives in southeastern United States swamps
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English that people speak and write in the United States with different words and sounds
A strong, muscular dog breed from the United States with a short coat and high energy
A war from 1775 to 1783 when the American colonies fought to become independent from Britain
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4.8
A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America with red fruit and yellow flesh
- Archaic
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A person from the native peoples of South America before European arrival
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5.7
A large eastern North American tree that makes edible nuts and strong wood
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A large North American bird with a white head and dark body that often eats fish
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5.3
A former group of unions in the United States that merged in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO
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2.8
Team sport with two 11-player teams trying to move the ball into the other end zone by running or passing
- Specialized
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3.3
A large shaggy brown animal that lives on the North American plains
- Specialized
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A medium-sized North American bear usually with black or dark brown fur and less aggressive than brown bears
A war from 1775 to 1783 when the American colonies won freedom from Britain
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A very large tree with broad branches and peeling bark from eastern and central North America
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Relating to people in the United States whose family came from Germany and their culture
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A person in the United States who speaks Spanish as their first language or whose family speaks Spanish
A fern with narrow, strap-like leaves that grows from Florida to Argentina
- Specialized
A way of speaking English used by many Black people in the United States
- Specialized
A way of speaking English used by many African Americans with its own grammar, words, and sounds
A large reddish-brown cockroach that often lives in warm, humid places and can fly short distances
A medium-sized water bird with a gray body and white bill often found in lakes and ponds
A tall plant that lives for many years and grows on dry hills in western North America
A small copper-colored butterfly that visits wildflowers in fields and gardens
A North American shrub or small tree with three-lobed leaves and clusters of red berries
Large freshwater animal like a small lobster from eastern North America that lives in rivers and streams
A small North American bird with a thin curved bill that climbs tree trunks to find insects
A common tick in North America that can spread diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever
A large glossy black bird found in North America that makes a loud cawing sound and is very smart
A small North American tree grown in gardens for its white spring flowers and red berries
A small wild flower with pale purple or white petals that grows in eastern North American woods
A small shrub with low, spreading branches that grows in cold northern regions
A low wild bush that makes sweet dark purple or black berries like blackberries
- Specialized
Spelling used in the United States, for example color not colour
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
American comes from America, named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci, and people use American to mean the variety of English used in the United States, often called 'American English'.