American English

English

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Alternative forms

• American-English (esp. adjective)

Etymology

1806 (US), American + English. As an adjective, 1892.

Proper noun

American English

1. The form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English and that of other places.
2. 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

Related terms

• British English

Translations

English of the United States

• Arabic: الإنجليزية الأمريكية (ar) (al-'ingilizíyya al-'amrikíyya) f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 美國英語 (mei gwok jīng jyu)

  Mandarin: 美國英語 (cmn), 美国英语 (cmn) (Měiguó Yīngyǔ), 美式英語 (cmn), 美式英语 (cmn) (Měishì Yīngyǔ)

• Czech: americká angličtina (cs) f
• Dutch: Amerikaans-Engels (nl)
• Finnish: amerikanenglanti (fi)
• French: anglais américain (fr) m
• German: Amerikanisches Englisch (de)
• Hungarian: amerikai angol (hu)
• Japanese: アメリカ英語 (ja) (Amerika Eigo), 米英語 (ja) (Bei-Eigo), 米語 (ja) (Beigo)

• Korean: 미국 영어 (ko) (Miguk Yeong-eo) (美國英語 (ko))
• Malay: bahasa Inggeris Amerika (ms), Inggeris Amerika (ms)
• Marathi: अमेरिकन इंग्रजी (mr) (amerikana iṃgrazī) f, अमेरिकन इंग्लिश (mr) (amerikana iṃgliśa) f
• Norwegian: amerikansk-engelsk (no)
• Polish: amerykański angielski
• Portuguese: inglês americano (pt) m
• Russian: американский английский (ru) (amerikánskij anglíjskij) m
• Spanish: ingles americano (es) m
• Swahili: Kiingereza cha Kimarekani (sw)
• Swedish: amerikansk engelska (sv)
• Turkish: Amerikan İngilizcesi (tr), Amerikanca (tr)

Adjective

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

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

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

See also

• Category:American English derivations