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American English en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /əˈmɛɹɪkən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

Etymology

From American + English. First use appears c. 1806, in a dictionary by Noah Webster; as an adjective, c. 1892.

Meanings

  1. Of or relating to, or spoken or written in American English.

Forms

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most American English Degree=Sup lexicographic
more American English Degree=Cmp lexicographic

wikipedia: Noah Webster

American English en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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  • /əˈmɛɹɪkən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

Etymology

From American + English. First use appears c. 1806, in a dictionary by Noah Webster; as an adjective, c. 1892.

Meanings

  1. The form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English or Canadian English and that of other places.
    • I’m playing it in French, because I’m that guy, though it’s a shame the voice-acting is only in American English. 2023 June 14, Keza MacDonald, “After a decade of PlayStation dominance, the next year of games belongs to Xbox”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2023:
  2. The form of the English language that is chiefly used in North America, contrasted with Commonwealth English (British English and that of other places).

Relateds

Pennsylvania Dutch English · African-American English · Ulster English · Commonwealth English · Singapore English · Channel Island English · Canajan · Queen's English · Australian English · Maltese English · Liberian English · Newfoundland English · British English · European English · South African English · Malawian English · Cameroonian English · King's English · Alaskan English · Welsh English · Northern Irish English · Bermudian English · Standard American English · Namibian English · Scottish English · Canadian English · Caribbean English · Sri Lankan English · Hong Kong English · Jamaican English · Nigerian English · English English · Ugandan English · Japanese English · Kenyan English · Malaysian English · Belizean English · Bangladeshi English · Falkland Islands English · African English · Trinidadian and Tobagonian English · New Zealand English · Indian English · Barbadian English · Chinese English · Guyanese English · Ceylonese English · Gibraltarian English · Brunei English · Pakistani English · Yeshiva English · Philippine English · Irish English · Nepalese English · Bahamian English · Tamil English · Manx English

Synonyms

NAmE · Americanese · NAE · AmE · AE · USEng · United States English · AmEng · North American English

Translations (67)

de Amerikanisch (English of the United States) · fi amerikanenglanti (North American English) · da amerikansk engelsk (English of the United States) · fr anglais américain (English of the United States) · es inglés estadounidense (English of the United States) · nn amerikansk-engelsk (English of the United States) · oc anglés american (English of the United States) · mr अमेरिकन इंग्लिश (English of the United States) · ja 米語 (English of the United States) · sv amerikanska (English of the United States) · ca anglès americà (English of the United States) · ka ჩრდილოამერიკული ინგლისური ენა (North American English) · cs americká angličtina (English of the United States) · pl amerykańszczyzna (North American English) · gl inglés estadounidense (English of the United States) · cmn 美國英語 /美国英语 (English of the United States) · sw Kiingereza cha Kimarekani (English of the United States) · pl dialekt amerykański języka angielskiego (North American English) · es inglés americano (English of the United States) · vo Linglänapük Lamerikänik (English of the United States) · ga Béarla Mheiriceá (English of the United States) · fi amerikanenglanti (English of the United States) · nl Amerikaans-Engels (English of the United States) · cmn 美式英語 /美式英语 (English of the United States) · fr anglais nordaméricain (North American English) · ms bahasa Inggeris Amerika (English of the United States) · ta வட அமெரிக்க ஆங்கிலம் (North American English) · de US-amerikanisches Englisch (English of the United States) · pl amerykańszczyzna (English of the United States) · tr Amerikan İngilizcesi (English of the United States) · fr anglais nord-américain (North American English) · no amerikansk-engelsk (English of the United States) · mr अमेरिकन इंग्रजी (English of the United States) · it inglese americano (English of the United States) · nb amerikansk-engelsk (English of the United States) · sv amerikansk engelska (English of the United States) · ko 미국영어 (English of the United States) · hu amerikai angol (English of the United States) · fi amerikka (English of the United States) · pt inglês americano (English of the United States) · vi tiếng Mỹ (English of the United States) · ro engleză americană (English of the United States) · pl dialekt amerykański języka angielskiego (English of the United States) · ru америка́нский англи́йский (English of the United States) · ta அமெரிக்க ஆங்கிலம் (English of the United States) · ka ამერიკული ინგლისური ენა (English of the United States) · de amerikanisches Englisch (English of the United States) · cs američtina (English of the United States) · vo Lamerikänapük (English of the United States) · vo Lamerikäna-Linglänapük (English of the United States) · ar اَلْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة اَلْأَمْرِيكِيَّة (English of the United States) · ka ჩრდილოამერიკული ინგლისური (North American English) · ka ამერიკული ინგლისური (English of the United States) · chr ᎠᎹᏰᏟ ᎩᎵᏏ (English of the United States) · ja 米英語 (English of the United States) · yue 美國英語 /美国英语 (English of the United States) · gl inglés americano (English of the United States) · nn amerikansk (English of the United States) · fa انگلیسی آمریکایی (English of the United States) · de Amerikanisches Englisch (English of the United States) · ms Inggeris Amerika (English of the United States) · sv nordamerikansk engelska (North American English) · ca anglès estatunidenc (English of the United States) · ja アメリカ英語 (English of the United States) · tr Amerikanca (English of the United States) · nb amerikansk (English of the United States) · et Ameerika inglise keel (English of the United States)

wikipedia: Noah Webster