Meanings
- 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.
I’m playing it in French, because I’m that guy, though it’s a shame the voice-acting is only in American English.
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 Jun 2023Synonyms: AmE, AE, AmEng, Americanese, United States English, USEng
- 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
comparative more American English · superlative most American English
- Of or relating to, or spoken or written in American English.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe 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.
proper nounThe form of the English language that is chiefly used in North America, contrasted with Commonwealth English (British English and that of other places).
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From American + English. First use appears c. 1806, in a dictionary by Noah Webster; as an adjective, c. 1892.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic اَلْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة اَلْأَمْرِيكِيَّة
- اَلْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة اَلْأَمْرِيكِيَّة (al-ʔingilīziyya l-ʔamrīkiyya)English of the United States
Catalan anglès estatunidenc, anglès americà
- anglès estatunidencEnglish of the United States
- anglès americàEnglish of the United States
Chinese Cantonese 美國英語 /美国英语
- 美國英語 /美国英语 (mei⁵ gwok³ jing¹ jyu⁵)English of the United States
Chinese Mandarin 美國英語 /美国英语, 美式英語 /美式英语
- 美國英語 /美国英语 (Měiguó Yīngyǔ)English of the United States
- 美式英語 /美式英语 (Měishì Yīngyǔ)English of the United States
Czech americká angličtina, američtina
- americká angličtinaEnglish of the United States
- američtinaEnglish of the United States
Danish amerikansk engelsk
- amerikansk engelskEnglish of the United States
Dutch Amerikaans-Engels
- Amerikaans-EngelsEnglish of the United States
Estonian Ameerika inglise keel
- Ameerika inglise keelEnglish of the United States
Finnish amerikanenglanti, amerikka
- amerikanenglantiEnglish of the United States
- amerikkaEnglish of the United States
- amerikanenglantiNorth American English
French anglais américain, anglais nordaméricain
- anglais américainEnglish of the United States
- anglais nordaméricainNorth American English
- anglais nord-américainNorth American English
German US-amerikanisches Englisch, amerikanisches Englisch
- US-amerikanisches EnglischEnglish of the United States
- amerikanisches EnglischEnglish of the United States
- Amerikanisches EnglischEnglish of the United States
- AmerikanischEnglish of the United States
Hungarian amerikai angol
- amerikai angolEnglish of the United States
Irish Béarla Mheiriceá
- Béarla MheiriceáEnglish of the United States
Italian inglese americano
- inglese americanoEnglish of the United States
Japanese アメリカ英語, 米英語
- アメリカ英語 (Amerika-Eigo)English of the United States
- 米英語 (Bei-Eigo)English of the United States
- 米語 (Beigo)English of the United States
Korean 미국영어
- 미국영어 (Migugyeong'eo)English of the United States
Malay bahasa Inggeris Amerika, Inggeris Amerika
- bahasa Inggeris AmerikaEnglish of the United States
- Inggeris AmerikaEnglish of the United States
Norwegian amerikansk-engelsk
- amerikansk-engelskEnglish of the United States
Norwegian Bokmål amerikansk-engelsk, amerikansk
- amerikansk-engelskEnglish of the United States
- amerikanskEnglish of the United States
Persian انگلیسی آمریکایی
- انگلیسی آمریکایی (engelisi-ye âmrikâyi)English of the United States
Polish dialekt amerykański języka angielskiego, amerykańszczyzna
- dialekt amerykański języka angielskiegoEnglish of the United States
- amerykańszczyznaEnglish of the United States
- dialekt amerykański języka angielskiegoNorth American English
- amerykańszczyznaNorth American English
Portuguese inglês americano
- inglês americanoEnglish of the United States
Romanian engleză americană
- engleză americanăEnglish of the United States
Russian америка́нский англи́йский
- америка́нский англи́йский (amerikánskij anglíjskij)English of the United States
Spanish inglés estadounidense, inglés americano
- inglés estadounidenseEnglish of the United States
- inglés americanoEnglish of the United States
Swahili Kiingereza cha Kimarekani
- Kiingereza cha KimarekaniEnglish of the United States
Swedish amerikansk engelska, amerikanska
- amerikansk engelskaEnglish of the United States
- amerikanskaEnglish of the United States
- nordamerikansk engelskaNorth American English
Tamil அமெரிக்க ஆங்கிலம், வட அமெரிக்க ஆங்கிலம்
- அமெரிக்க ஆங்கிலம் (amerikka āṅkilam)English of the United States
- வட அமெரிக்க ஆங்கிலம் (vaṭa amerikka āṅkilam)North American English
Turkish Amerikan İngilizcesi, Amerikanca
- Amerikan İngilizcesiEnglish of the United States
- AmerikancaEnglish of the United States
Vietnamese tiếng Mỹ
- tiếng MỹEnglish of the United States
Cite this entry
American English. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20English
“American English.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20English. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American English,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20English.
Source: American English on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.