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Etymology
From American + EnglishCategory:English compound terms#AMERICANENGLISH. First use appears c. 1806, in a dictionary by Noah Webster; as an adjective, c. 1892.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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- 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.
- Synonyms: AmE, AE, AmEng, Americanese, United States English, USEng
- 2023 June 14, Keza MacDonald, “After a decade of PlayStation dominance, the next year of games belongs to Xbox”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 June 2023:
- I’m playing it in French, because I’m that guy, though it’s a shame the voice-acting is only in American English.Category:English terms with quotations#AMERICANENGLISH
- 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: North American English, NAmE, NAE
Related terms
- African-American English (Ebonics)
- African English
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- Australian English
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- Bangladeshi English
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- British English
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- Chinese English (Chinglish)
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- Jamaican English
- Japanese English (Engrish)
- Kenyan English
- King's English (Received Pronunciation)
- Liberian English
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- Namibian English (Namlish)
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- Scottish English
- Singapore English (Singlish)
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- 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
Adjective
American English (comparative more American English, superlative most American English)Category:English lemmas#AMERICANENGLISHCategory:English adjectives#AMERICANENGLISHCategory:English multiword terms#AMERICANENGLISHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AMERICANENGLISHCategory:Pages with entries#AMERICAN%20ENGLISHCategory:Pages with 1 entry#AMERICAN%20ENGLISH
- Of or relating to, or spoken or written in American English.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:American English.
See also
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