American English

English

Alternative forms

American-English (esp. adjective)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

American English

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.
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

AmE, AE, AmEng, Americanese
(English of North America): North American English (NAmE, NAE)
(English of the US): United States English (USEng, en-US)

Related terms

African English
African American English (Ebonics)
Australian English
Bahamian English
Bangladeshi English
Barbadian English (Bajan English)
Belizean English
Bermudian English
British English
Brunei English
Cameroonian English
Canadian English
Canajan
Caribbean English
Channel Island English
Chinese English (Chinglish)
Ceylonese English (Sri Lankan English)
Commonwealth English
English English
European English
Falkland Islands English
Gibraltarian English
Guyanese English
Hong Kong English
Indian English
Irish English (Hiberno-English)
Jamaican English
Japanese English (Engrish)
Kenyan English
King's English (Received Pronunciation)
Liberian English
Malawian English
Malaysian English
Maltese English
Manx English (Anglo-Manx)
Namibian English (Namlish)
Nepali English
Newfoundland English (Newfinese)
New Zealand English
Nigerian English
Northern Irish English (Ulster English)
Pakistani English
Pennsylvania Dutch English
Philippine English
Queen's English (Received Pronunciation)
Scottish English
Singapore English (Singlish)
South African English
Sri Lankan English (Ceylonese English)
Standard American English
Tamil English (thanglish)
Trinidadian English
Ugandan English
Ulster English (Northern Irish English)
Welsh English
Yeshiva English (Yeshivish)

Translations

English of the United States

Arabic: اَلْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة اَلْأَمْرِيكِيَّة‎ f (al-ʾingilīziyya l-ʾamrīkiyya)
Catalan: anglès estatunidenc m, anglès americà m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 美國英語 (mei gwok jīng jyu)
Mandarin: 美國英語／美国英语 (zh) (Měiguó Yīngyǔ), 美式英語／美式英语 (Měishì Yīngyǔ)
Czech: americká angličtina f
Danish: amerikansk engelsk
Dutch: Amerikaans-Engels
Estonian: Ameerika inglise keel
Finnish: amerikanenglanti (fi); amerikka (rare, derogative)
French: anglais américain (fr) m
Galician: inglés estadounidense m, inglés americano m
Georgian: ამერიკული ინგლისური (ameriḳuli inglisuri)
German: US-amerikanisches Englisch n, amerikanisches Englisch n, Amerikanisches Englisch n (proscribed or nonstandard), Amerikanisch (de) n (colloquial)
Hungarian: amerikai angol (hu)
Italian: inglese americano (it) m
Japanese: アメリカ英語 (Amerika-Eigo), 米英語 (Bei-Eigo), 米語 (ja) (Beigo)
Korean: 미국 영어(美國英語) (Miguk Yeong'eo)
Malay: bahasa Inggeris Amerika, Inggeris Amerika
Marathi: अमेरिकन इंग्रजी f (amerikan iṅgrajī), अमेरिकन इंग्लिश f (amerikan iṅgliś)
Norwegian: amerikansk-engelsk
Bokmål: amerikansk-engelsk m, amerikansk (no) m
Nynorsk: amerikansk-engelsk m, amerikansk m
Persian: انگلیسی آمریکایی‎ (engelisi-ye âmrikâyi)
Polish: amerykański angielski, amerykański (pl), amerykańszczyzna (pl) f (colloquial)
Portuguese: inglês americano (pt) m
Occitan: anglés american m
Romanian: engleză americană f
Russian: америка́нский англи́йский m (amerikánskij anglíjskij)
Spanish: inglés estadounidense m, inglés americano m
Swahili: Kiingereza cha Kimarekani
Swedish: amerikansk engelska (sv) c, amerikanska (sv) c
Turkish: Amerikan İngilizcesi (tr), Amerikanca (tr)
Vietnamese: tiếng Mỹ (vi)
Volapük: Lamerikänapük, Linglänapük Lamerikänik, Lamerikäna-Linglänapük

North American English

Finnish: amerikanenglanti (fi)
French: anglais américain (fr) m

Adjective

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

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:American English.