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adj
Covering or representing all of the Americas (both North America and South America), particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all countries in the Americas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pan-Am
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Pan-American.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
name
An airline active in the United States from 1927 until 1991.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph2énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- Proto-Indo-European *h3emh3- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h3reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h3rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americalbor. English America Middle English -n English -n English American English Pan-American From pan- + American.
From pan- + American.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
