Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A citizen or national of the United States of America.

    a native or inhabitant of the United States

  2. (countable, uncountable)Any inhabitant of the Americas.

    Amerikaner, Amerikanerin

  3. (countable, historical, uncountable)A citizen or inhabitant of British America.

  4. (colloquial, countable, humorous, informal, uncountable)The dialect of English spoken in and around the contiguous United States of America.

    Amerikaner m Amerikanerin, US-Amerikaner m US-Amerikanerin, Ami

    америка́нецamerikánec, америка́нкаamerikánka, америка́нцыamerikáncy

    америка́нецьamerykánecʹ, америка́нкаamerykánka

    the English language as used in the United States

  5. (countable, uncountable)A steam locomotive of the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement.

  6. (US, dated, rare, uncountable)A size of type smaller than German, 1-point type.

    Achtelpetit

  7. (archaic, countable, uncountable)An indigenous inhabitant of the Americas.

  8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)An inhabitant of French or Spanish New World colonies.

Examples

1221 sentences
  1. American politics are interesting to watch, especially during a presidential election.

    За американською політикою цікаво спостерігати, особдиво під час президентських виборів. — deniko

    ruЗа американской политикой интересно следить, особенно во время президентских выборов. — seekbirdy

  2. She is married to an American.

    Вона одружена з американцем. — deniko

    ruОна замужем за американцем. — sharptoothed

    deSie ist mit einem Amerikaner verheiratet. — MUIRIEL

  3. We thought he was an American.

    Ми думали, що він американець. — deniko

    ruМы думали, что он американец. — Biga

    deWir dachten, er sei Amerikaner. — al_ex_an_der

  4. He doesn't seem to be an American.

    Він не схожий на американця. — deniko

    ruОн не похож на американца. — marafon

    deEr scheint kein Amerikaner zu sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Is American food popular here in Japan?

    Чи американська кухня популярна тут, в Японії? — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person born in, or a citizen of, the U.S. — see also U.S. American, Yankee:
Русский
By meaning 1
person born in, or a citizen of, the U.S. — see also U.S. American, Yankee:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
inhabitant of the Americas:
person born in, or a citizen of, the U.S. — see also U.S. American, Yankee:
1-point type:
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