American English
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English
Etymology
Compound of American + English. First use appears c. 1806, in a dictionary by Noah Webster; as an adjective, c. 1892.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- 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.
- The form of the English language that is chiefly used in North America, contrasted with Commonwealth English (British English and that of other places).
Synonyms
- AmE, AE, AmEng, Americanese
- (English of North America): North American English, (NAmE, NAE)
- (English of the US): United States English, USEng
Related terms
- African-American English (Ebonics)
- African English
- Alaskan English
- Australian English
- Bahamian English
- Bangladeshi English
- Barbadian English (Bajan English)
- Belizean English
- Bermudian English
- British English
- Brunei English
- Cameroonian English
- Canadian English
- Canajan
- Caribbean English
- Ceylonese English (Sri Lankan English)
- Channel Island English
- Chinese English (Chinglish)
- Commonwealth English
- English English
- European English
- Falkland Islands English
- Gibraltarian English
- Guyanese English
- Hong Kong English
- Indian English
- Irish English (Hiberno-English)
- Jamaican English
- Japanese English (Engrish)
- Kenyan English
- King's English (Received Pronunciation)
- Liberian English
- Malawian English
- Malaysian English
- Maltese English
- Manx English (Anglo-Manx)
- Namibian English (Namlish)
- Nepalese English
- Newfoundland English (Newfinese)
- New Zealand English
- Nigerian English
- Northern Irish English (Ulster English)
- Pakistani English
- Pennsylvania Dutch English
- Philippine English
- Queen's English (Received Pronunciation)
- Scottish English
- Singapore English (Singlish)
- South African English
- Sri Lankan English (Ceylonese English)
- Standard American English
- Tamil English (Tanglish)
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian English
- Ugandan English
- Ulster English (Northern Irish English)
- Welsh English
- Yeshiva English (Yeshivish)
Translations
English of the United States
North American English
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Adjective
American English (comparative more American English, superlative most American English)
- Of or relating to, or spoken or written in American English.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:American English.