Phrase guide

U.S. American

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

American (of or from the U.S.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from the United States of America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: American, Americunt, Ameritard, Seppo, septic, United Statesian, United Statian, Usanian, USian, US-ian, Usonan, Usonian, US American, U.S. American, US-American, Yank, Yankee

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aragonese: estausunidense — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Bengali: মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রীয় (markin juktoraśṭriẏo) — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Breton: stadunanat — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Catalan: estatunidenc — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Catalan: estatunidenca — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Corsican: statunitense — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Esperanto: usona — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Finnish: yhdysvaltalainen — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • French: états-unien — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • French: états-unienne — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Galician: estadounidense — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • German: US-amerikanisch — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Hebrew: אמריקני — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Interlingua: statounitese — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Italian: statunitense — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Neapolitan: stataunitense — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Norwegian Bokmål: USA-amerikansk — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: USA-amerikansk — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Occitan: estatunidenc — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Occitan: estatunidenca — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Portuguese: estado-unidense — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Russian: шта́товский (štátovskij) — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Russian: соединённошта́тский (sojedinjonnoštátskij) — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Sardinian: istadunidensu — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Sardinian: istadunidensa — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Spanish: estadounidense — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Spanish: usamericano — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Spanish: pocho — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Swahili: -marekani — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Tarantino: statunitense — of, from or relating to the United States of America
  • Aragonese: estatounitense — person from the United States of America
  • Bengali: মার্কিন (markin) — person from the United States of America
  • Catalan: estatunidenc — person from the United States of America
  • Catalan: estatunidenca — person from the United States of America
  • Esperanto: usonano — person from the United States of America
  • Finnish: yhdysvaltalainen — person from the United States of America
  • French: états-unien — person from the United States of America
  • French: états-unienne — person from the United States of America
  • French: étatsunien — person from the United States of America
  • French: étatsunienne — person from the United States of America
  • French: étasunien — person from the United States of America
  • French: étasunienne — person from the United States of America
  • Galician: estadounidense — person from the United States of America
  • German: US-Amerikaner — person from the United States of America
  • German: US-Amerikanerin — person from the United States of America
  • Interlingua: statounitese — person from the United States of America
  • Italian: statunitense — person from the United States of America
  • Navajo: ílį́įgo Wááshindoon Bikéyah biiʼ kééhojitʼíinii — person from the United States of America
  • Norwegian Bokmål: USA-amerikaner — person from the United States of America
  • Portuguese: americano — person from the United States of America
  • Portuguese: norte-americano — person from the United States of America
  • Portuguese: estado-unidense — person from the United States of America
  • Spanish: estadounidense — person from the United States of America
  • Spanish: estadunidense — person from the United States of America
  • Swahili: mmarekani — person from the United States of America