American

A1 Topic:Places & Geography

US /əˈmerɪkən/ UK /əˈmerɪkən/ See IPA manual

Freq #859

Meanings

1

adj
relating to the United States, its people, or its culture

The American scientist presented her findings at the international conference.
2

noun
a citizen or inhabitant of the United States

He is an American who has lived in France for several years.
3

adj
relating to North America, South America, or the Americas as a whole

Many American bird species migrate across national borders.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to the united... USUnited States

2 noun · a citizen or inhabitant of... US citizen

3 adj · relating to north america,... of the Americas

Word family

Derived forms AmericanismAmericanizePan-American

Related forms AmericaUnited StatesNorth AmericaSouth America

Common collocations

american history Adjective + noun

Etymology

Formed from America + -an. America is the Latinized feminine form of Americus, from the given name of explorer Amerigo Vespucci; Martin Waldseemuller applied it to the newly mapped continent in 1507.

Topics

Places & Geography

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# American

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈmerɪkən/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈmerɪkən/
**Frequency rank:** 859

## Meanings
1. relating to the United States, its people, or its culture
2. a citizen or inhabitant of the United States
3. relating to North America, South America, or the Americas as a whole

## Examples
- The American scientist presented her findings at the international conference.
- He is an American who has lived in France for several years.
- Many American bird species migrate across national borders.

## Synonyms
- US
- United States
- US citizen
- of the Americas

## Derived Forms
- Americanism
- Americanize
- Pan-American

## Related Forms
- America
- United States
- North America
- South America

## Etymology
Formed from America + -an. America is the Latinized feminine form of Americus, from the given name of explorer Amerigo Vespucci; Martin Waldseemuller applied it to the newly mapped continent in 1507.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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