🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Amerikaner

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-me-ri-ka-ner

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
American/əˈmɛrɪkən/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ein Amerikaner hat den Wettbewerb gewonnen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A citizen or national of the United States.

    "An American citizen has the right to vote in elections."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the United States or its people.

    "American culture has a significant influence on global trends."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'American' originates from the name of the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who was among the first to suggest that the lands discovered by Europeans were part of a new continent. The term evolved in the early 17th century to refer to the inhabitants of the Americas, particularly the United States.

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