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American_English

American English

English

Alternative forms

American-English (esp. adjective)

Proper noun

American English

The form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English and that of other places.
The form of the English language that is chiefly used in North America, contrasted with British English and that of other places.

Synonyms

(English of North America): North American English
AmE

Related terms

British English

Translations

English of the United States

Arabic: اَلْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة اَلْأَمْرِيكِيَّة f ‎(al-ʾingilīziyya l-ʾamrīkiyya)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 美國英語 ‎(mei gwok jīng jyu)

Mandarin: 美國英語 (zh), 美国英语 (zh) ‎(Měiguó Yīngyǔ), 美式英語, 美式英语 ‎(Měishì Yīngyǔ)
Czech: americká angličtina f
Dutch: Amerikaans-Engels
Finnish: amerikanenglanti (fi)
French: anglais américain (fr) m
Galician: inglés estadounidense m, inglés americano m
German: Amerikanisches Englisch
Hungarian: amerikai angol (hu)
Japanese: アメリカ英語 ‎(Amerika Eigo), 米英語 ‎(Bei-Eigo), 米語 (ja) ‎(Beigo)

Korean: 미국 영어 ‎(Miguk Yeong-eo) (美國英語 (ko))
Malay: bahasa Inggeris Amerika, Inggeris Amerika
Marathi: अमेरिकन इंग्रजी f ‎(amerikana iṃgrazī), अमेरिकन इंग्लिश f ‎(amerikana iṃgliśa)
Norwegian: amerikansk-engelsk
Polish: amerykański angielski
Portuguese: inglês americano (pt) m
Romanian: engleză americană f, f pl
Russian: америка́нский англи́йский m ‎(amerikánskij anglíjskij)
Spanish: inglés estadounidense m, inglés americano m
Swahili: Kiingereza cha Kimarekani
Swedish: amerikansk engelska (sv)
Turkish: Amerikan İngilizcesi (tr), Amerikanca (tr)

North American English

French: anglais américain (fr) m

Adjective

American English ‎(comparative more American English, superlative most American English)

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

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:American English.

See also

Category:American English derivations