American

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adjective / masculine noun (sociology / ethnography)

Definition

Belonging to America or the United States of America, relating to their population, culture, economy, or territory; a person who belongs to the core population of the USA or originates from there. In a broad structural sense, it designates any inhabitant or native element of the entire American continent, although daily usage restricts the concept to the citizens of the English-speaking North American space.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • American
  • US national

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Variable adjective or noun with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations.
Formation Derived from the proper noun 'America' combined with the standard demonymic structural suffix '-an'.
Spelling / Pronunciation [ə.ˈmer.ɪ.kən]
Source International Demographic and Ethnographic Classification Manual

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Un cercetător american a câștigat Premiul Nobel pentru medicină datorită studiilor sale avansate de genetică.

EN: An American researcher won the Nobel Prize in medicine due to his advanced genetic studies.

RO: Stilul american de management pune un accent deosebit pe individualism, performanță și inovație rapidă.

EN: The American management style places a special emphasis on individualism, performance, and rapid innovation.

RO: Muzeul de artă găzduiește o colecție impresionantă de artefacte aparținând triburilor de indigeni americani.

EN: The art museum houses an impressive collection of artifacts belonging to Native American tribes.

Idioms & Phrases

Fotbal american / American football

RO: Sport de echipă cu contact fizic direct, extrem de popular în SUA, jucat cu o minge ovală pe un teren marcat cu linii paralele.

EN: A team sport with direct physical contact, extremely popular in the USA, played with an oval ball on a field marked with parallel lines.

Cetățean american / American citizen

RO: Persoană care deține legătura juridică oficială de apartenență și loialitate față de Statele Unite ale Americii.

EN: A person who holds the official legal bond of membership and allegiance to the United States of America.

Engleză americană / American English

RO: Variantă regională și structurală a limbii engleze utilizată ca idiom oficial și cotidian pe teritoriul Statelor Unite.

EN: A regional and structural variant of the English language used as the official and daily idiom within the United States.

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