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american Meaning in French (american signification en français)

adjectiveaméricain
nounaméricain
Synonymes:états-unien
américain in English:american
IPA:a.me.ʁi.kɛ̃
Phonetic:a-mé-ri-cain
Plural: americans
Gender:Masculin
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de american en français est américain. (Relatif aux États-Unis d'Amérique ou à leurs habitants, ou en étant caractéristique.)

Definitions of American

  1. 1
    adjective
    américain

    Relating to or characteristic of the United States of America or its inhabitants.

    Relatif aux États-Unis d'Amérique ou à leurs habitants, ou en étant caractéristique.

  2. 2
    noun
    américain

    A native or citizen of the United States of America.

    Un natif ou un citoyen des États-Unis d'Amérique.

Example Sentences

“She is an American citizen.”

Elle est citoyenne américaine.

“American culture is very diverse.”

La culture américaine est très diverse.

“Many Americans enjoy baseball.”

Beaucoup d'Américains aiment le baseball.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

états-unien

In English:

U.S.

Inflected Word Forms

nounAmerica
nounAmericanism

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

American dreamexpression

The belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone.

American footballcollocation

A team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

American Englishcollocation

The set of dialects of the English language native to the United States.