American meaning in English
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Definition
an American: a citizen of the continent of America (especially the USA)
(an) American (car): (a car) made in the Americas (especially the USA)
(I live in) America: (I live in) the continent of America (especially the USA)
Examples
- "You are American?"
- "Worried about the American market?"
- "Happy holidays to all and thank you American capitalism for the opportunity to work straight through the festive season with so few days off."
- "I have been living in America for 23 years now, and I am incapable of using a telephone... and my best friend is a monkey!"
- "Nationality: BLOODY YANK (AMERICAN)"
- "You've certainly reminded me why I came to live in America."
- "I'm the president of Europe, not America!"
- "Britons buy slice of American pie: UK citizens investing more and more in the American housing market"
- "The victim, American Joan Wayne, arrived at the beach at approximately 13:30 with friends, Sydney and Opera Smith and ethnically ambiguous travel agent Horatio Oléré."
- "The victim, American cowgirl Joan Wayne, arrived at the beach at approximately 13:30 with friends, Sydney and Opera Smith and random Indian Horatio Oléré."
- "Banker : Hi, this is Kate Baker from American Banking Solutions."
- "This is America, Katie!"
- "It's so... American!"
- "Aussie : Well, the last time I looked, 1 American Dollar was worth about 1.1 Australian Dollars."
- "I apologize for being in America during my first week as European president."
- "In an unlikely turn of events, an American tourist has peacefully overthrown the Peacenikland government and crowned himself "King and all-round awesome leader" of the country."
- "Glen doesn't appreciate your sophisticated American humor."
- "My name is Kate Baker, I'm the account manager for your 401(k) plan at American Banking Solutions."
- "Now, ideally you would retrieve the hair of an American black bear, but, as I am a generous and kind man, I will also accept grizzly bear hair."
- "America, you are so grand and gold, golden."
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