American
Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its cultureOf, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.
» American politics are interesting to watch, especially during a presidential election.
За американской политикой интересно следить, особенно во время президентских выборов. — seekbirdy
За американською політикою цікаво спостерігати, особдиво під час президентських виборів. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesOf, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.
He married an American woman in order to get an American passport.
Thanksgiving is an American tradition.
of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
(uncommon)Of, from, or pertaining to the Americas.
This is pure American powder from the foothills of Colombia.
amerikanisch
америка́нскийamerikánskij
америка́нськийamerykánsʹkyj
of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
(historical)Of, from, or pertaining to British North America.
amerikanisch, US-amerikanisch
америка́нскийamerikánskij
америка́нськийamerykánsʹkyj
(not comparable)Able to be exercised on any date between its issue and expiry.
(archaic)Of, from, or pertaining to the indigenous inhabitants of the Americas.
Examples
1221 sentencesAmerican 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
She is married to an American.
Вона одружена з американцем. — deniko
ruОна замужем за американцем. — sharptoothed
deSie ist mit einem Amerikaner verheiratet. — MUIRIEL
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
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
Is American food popular here in Japan?
Чи американська кухня популярна тут, в Японії? — deniko
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
more American, most American| Comparative | more American Lesson |
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| Superlative | most American Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.