North American

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North American

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or relating to North America. Saturday’s tariffs are unlikely to be Trump’s last. The president said himself said in the Oval Office that additional tariffs could come by mid-February on chips, pharmaceuticals, steel, aluminum, copper, oil and gas imports – along with tariffs on the European Union – all threats that few would di
  2. Canada, US, not comparable Of or relating to Northern America.
  3. dated, nonstandard, not comparable Of or relating to the United States of America. Behind these two countries stands the North American Union goading them on and watchfully waiting.

noun North Americans

  1. A person living in or originating from North America.

    Similar: North American

  2. Canada, US A person living in or originating from Northern America.
  3. nonstandard A person living in or originating from the United States of America.

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adj relating to North America

Españolnorteamericano
हिन्दीउत्तर अमरीकी uttar amrīkī
Portuguêsnorte-americano
Françaisnord-américain
Deutschnordamerikanisch
Italianonordamericano
Românănord-american
Русскийсевероамерика́нский severoamerikánskij
עבריתצפון אמריקני ts'fón-amerikáni, צפון אמריקאי ts'fón-amerikái

noun North American person

Españolnorteamericano
中文北美人 Běiměirén
हिन्दीउत्तर अमरीकी uttar amrīkī
Portuguêsnorte-americano
Françaisnord-américain
DeutschNordamerikaner, Nordamerikanerin
Italianonordamericano
Românănord-american, nord-americancă
Русскийсевероамерика́нец severoamerikánec, североамерика́нка severoamerikánka

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@misc{north_american_2026,
  title = {North American},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/north%20american},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}