Noun
American -
a native or inhabitant of the United States
dweller ,
habitant ,
inhabitant ,
denizen ,
indweller a person who inhabits a particular place
the states ,
u.s.a. ,
united states of america ,
us ,
america ,
u.s. ,
united states ,
usa North America and South America and Central America
african-american ,
african american ,
afro-american ,
black american an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
asian american an American who is of Asian descent
creole a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
anglo-american an American who was born in Britain or one whose ancestors were British
alabaman ,
alabamian a native or resident of Alabama
alaskan a native or resident of Alaska
arizonan ,
arizonian a native or resident of Arizona
arkansan ,
arkansawyer a native or resident of Arkansas
bay stater a native or resident of Massachusetts
bostonian a native or resident of Boston
californian a native or resident of California
carolinian a native or resident of the Carolinas
coloradan a native or resident of Colorado
connecticuter a native or resident of Connecticut
delawarean ,
delawarian a native or resident of Delaware
floridian a native or resident of Florida
franco-american an American who was born in France or whose ancestors were French
german american an American who was born in Germany or whose ancestors were German
georgian a southern Caucasian language with 3 million speakers and a long literary tradition
hawaiian the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii
idahoan a native or resident of Idaho
illinoisan a native or resident of Illinois
hoosier ,
indianan a native or resident of Indiana
iowan a native or resident of Iowa
kansan a native or resident of Kansas
bluegrass stater ,
kentuckian a native or resident of Kentucky
louisianan ,
louisianian a native or resident of Louisiana
down easter ,
mainer a native or resident of Maine
marylander a native or resident of Maryland
michigander ,
wolverine a native or resident of Michigan
minnesotan ,
gopher a native or resident of Minnesota
mississippian a native or resident of Mississippi
missourian a native or resident of Missouri
montanan a native or resident of Montana
nebraskan ,
cornhusker a native or resident of Nebraska
nevadan a native or resident of Nevada
granite stater ,
new hampshirite a native or resident of New Hampshire
garden stater ,
new jerseyan ,
new jerseyite a native of resident of New Jersey
new mexican a native or resident of New Mexico
new yorker a native or resident of New York (especially of New York City)
north carolinian ,
tarheel a native or resident of North Carolina
north dakotan a native or resident of North Dakota
ohioan ,
buckeye a native or resident of Ohio
oklahoman ,
sooner a native or resident of Oklahoma
oregonian ,
beaver a native or resident of Oregon
keystone stater ,
pennsylvanian a native or resident of Pennsylvania
rhode islander a native or resident of Rhode Island
south carolinian a native or resident of South Carolina
south dakotan a native or resident of South Dakota
tennessean ,
volunteer a native or resident of Tennessee
texan a native or resident of Texas
utahan a native or resident of Utah
vermonter a native or resident of Vermont
virginian a native or resident of Virginia
washingtonian a native or resident of the state of Washington
washingtonian a native or resident of the state of Washington
west virginian a native or resident of West Virginia
wisconsinite ,
badger a native or resident of Wisconsin
wyomingite a native or resident of Wyoming
puerto rican a native or resident of Puerto Rico
yankee-doodle ,
yank ,
yankee an American (especially to non-Americans)
appalachian a native or inhabitant of Appalachia
new englander ,
yankee an American who lives in New England
nisei a person born in the United States of parents who emigrated from Japan
southerner an American who lives in the South
hispanic ,
hispanic american ,
spanish american an American whose first language is Spanish
tory an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
American -
a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
dweller ,
habitant ,
inhabitant ,
denizen ,
indweller a person who inhabits a particular place
north america the nations of the North American continent collectively
central america the nations of Central America collectively
south america the nations of the South American continent collectively; "South America is an important market for goods from the United States"
creole a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
latin american ,
latino a native of Latin America
north american a native or inhabitant of North America
south american a native or inhabitant of South America
mesoamerican a member of one of the various peoples inhabiting Mesoamerica
American -
the English language as used in the United States
American English ,
American language
english language ,
english the discipline that studies the English language and literature
Adjective
American -
of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens" ; "American English" ; "the American dream"
American -
of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere" ; "American flora and fauna"
