North American

adjective

Of or relating to North America.

Meanings

adjectiveNorth American (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to North America.
    1 more example

    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 discount given his willingness to follow through on the North American and China tariffs on Saturday.

    2025 February 1, Kevin Liptak, “With stiff tariffs he promised now in place, Trump opens a new trade war”, in CNN
  2. CanadaUSnot comparableOf or relating to Northern America.
  3. datednonstandardnot comparableOf or relating to the United States of America.

    Behind these two countries stands the North American Union goading them on and watchfully waiting.

    1941 June 21, Adolf Hitler, Adolf Hitler's Letter to Benito Mussolini Explaining the Invasion of the Soviet Union
nounNorth American (plural North Americans)

plural North Americans

  1. A person living in or originating from North America.
  2. CanadaUSA person living in or originating from Northern America.
  3. nonstandardA person living in or originating from the United States of America.

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Bulgarian северноамерика́нски, североамерика́нски
  • северноамерика́нски (severnoamerikánski)relating to North America
  • североамерика́нски (severoamerikánski)relating to North America
Catalan nord-americà, nord-americà
  • nord-americàrelating to North America
  • nord-americàNorth American person
Chinese Mandarin 北美人
  • 北美人 (Běiměirén)North American person
Czech severoamerický, Severoameričan
  • severoamerickýrelating to North America
  • SeveroameričanNorth American person
Danish nordamerikansk
  • nordamerikanskrelating to North America
Dutch Noord-Amerikaans, Noord-Amerikaan
  • Noord-Amerikaansrelating to North America
  • Noord-AmerikaanNorth American person
  • Noord-AmerikaanseNorth American person
Finnish pohjoisamerikkalainen, pohjoisamerikkalainen
  • pohjoisamerikkalainenrelating to North America
  • pohjoisamerikkalainenNorth American person
French nord-américain, nord-américain
  • nord-américainrelating to North America
  • nord-américainNorth American person
German nordamerikanisch, Nordamerikaner
  • nordamerikanischrelating to North America
  • NordamerikanerNorth American person
  • NordamerikanerinNorth American person
Hebrew צפון אמריקני, צפון אמריקאי
  • צפון אמריקני (ts'fón-amerikáni)relating to North America
  • צפון אמריקאי (ts'fón-amerikái)relating to North America
Hindi उत्तर अमरीकी, उत्तर अमरीकी
  • उत्तर अमरीकी (uttar amrīkī)relating to North America
  • उत्तर अमरीकी (uttar amrīkī)North American person
Hungarian észak-amerikai, észak-amerikai
  • észak-amerikairelating to North America
  • észak-amerikaiNorth American person
Italian nordamericano, nordamericano
  • nordamericanorelating to North America
  • nordamericanoNorth American person
Norwegian Bokmål nordamerikansk
  • nordamerikanskrelating to North America
Polish północnoamerykański
  • północnoamerykańskirelating to North America
Portuguese norte-americano, norte-americano
  • norte-americanorelating to North America
  • norte-americanoNorth American person
Romanian nord-american, nord-american
  • nord-americanrelating to North America
  • nord-americanNorth American person
  • nord-americancăNorth American person
Russian североамерика́нский, североамерика́нец
  • североамерика́нский (severoamerikánskij)relating to North America
  • североамерика́нец (severoamerikánec)North American person
  • североамерика́нка (severoamerikánka)North American person
Slovak severoamerický
  • severoamerickýrelating to North America
Spanish norteamericano, norteamericano
  • norteamericanorelating to North America
  • norteamericanoNorth American person
Swedish nordamerikansk, nordamerikan
  • nordamerikanskrelating to North America
  • nordamerikanNorth American person
Tamil வட அமெரிக்க
  • வட அமெரிக்க (vaṭa amerikka)relating to North America
Turkish Kuzey Amerikalı
  • Kuzey AmerikalıNorth American person
Ukrainian північноамерика́нський
  • північноамерика́нський (pivničnoamerykánsʹkyj)relating to North America
Cite this entry
APA

North American. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20American

MLA

“North American.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20American. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “North American,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20American.

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