North Americanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌnɔːθ əˈmɛrᵻk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌnɔrθ əˈmɛr(ə)k(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., American adj.

Etymology: < north adj. + American adj., after North America, the name of the more northern of the two continents forming the Americas.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the northern of the two continents forming the Americas or its inhabitants, generally taken to include Canada, the United States, Mexico, and sometimes Central America; spec. (of a person, people, or species) originating or living in North America.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [adjective]

North American1683

transpontine1891

norteamericano1979

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > [adjective]

North American1683

1683 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 13 219 The South American Pole..is counterpoized by the contrary attraction of the North-American and the Asian-South Pole.

1748 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 45 159 This Plant produces the most elegant Flower of all the helleborine Tribe; and is in great Esteem with the North American Indians for decking their Hair.

1764 J. Otis Rights Brit. Colonies 43 They [sc. fine sugars] were too delicious a morsel for a North American palate.

1775 E. Burke Speech Resol. for Concil. Colonies 9 The export trade to the Colonies consists of three great branches. The African..the West Indian; and the North-American.

1837 Southern Literary Messenger 3 695 A declaration of the independence of the North American States.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species xii. 394 Bats have been seen wandering by day far over the Atlantic Ocean; and two North American species either regularly or occasionally visit Bermuda.

1880 G. W. Cable Grandissimes iv. 23 She had..the nerve of the true North American Indian.

1923 A. L. Kroeber Anthropol. xiii. 356 It would be extravagant to maintain that throughout the North American continent every matrilineal tribe was culturally more advanced than every patrilineal one.

1974 E. Ambler Dr. Frigo ii. 96 He was still speaking Spanish but adulterating it now with..North American business jargon.

1991 New Yorker 16 Sept. 42/2 One and a half per cent of the North American population is allergic to bee venom.

B. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of North America, esp. of the United States or Canada.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > [noun]

North American1765

transatlanticist1844

Atlanticist1885

1765 Boston Post-boy & Advertiser 27 May 1/2 The following piece..was wrote by a worthy North-American, and directed to Thomas Touchit, Esq; of Spring-Gardens.

1783 A. Stokes Constit. Brit. Colonies 144 The North Americans will refuse them their assistance.

1862 S. Ferguson Poems (1880) 30 Where's the loyal North American Will pull an oar to yon sheer hulk with me?

1890 Cent. Mag. June 317/1 This is the credit system of the country, a system which is so strange as to excite the constant wonder of all North Americans who study it.

1934 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 14 503 This institution organized in 1929 a summer school for North-Americans.

1974 ‘E. Anthony’ Malaspiga Exit ii. 25 You could disguise every feature except the magnificent dentistry of the North Americans.

1997 Radio Times 7 June (Midlands ed.) 123/1 Films like Braveheart may have stimulated the interest of some young North Americans in their Scottish heritage.

2. spec. A member of the indigenous population of North America; a North American Indian. Now rare.

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Amerindian > [noun]

Indian1553

American1568

Native Americana1628

native1636

American Native1648

American Indian1650

Injun1666

Canada Indian1688

red man1740

North American Indian1748

redskinc1769

buckskin1783

Red Indian1788

red1795

North American1825

copperhead1838

neechee1850

Lo1871

Amerind1899

Amerindian1899

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. 1 The man of America—the Original North American..the ‘Indian’ as he is called.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. viii. 171 Passing the village of Las Vacas, we slept at a house of a North American, who worked a lime-kiln on the Arroyo de las Vivoras.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 811/1 On the coast of British Columbia, Puget Sound, in Oregon, and northern California, are the shortest of all the North Americans save the Eskimo.

1912 W. S. Gilbert Sensation Novel II. 23 You are the North American that sprung upon me just as I had shunted the train..on to the Midland line!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	north american
释义	North Americanadj.n. Brit. /ˌnɔːθ əˈmɛrᵻk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌnɔrθ əˈmɛr(ə)k(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., American adj. Etymology: < north adj. + American adj., after North America, the name of the more northern of the two continents forming the Americas. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the northern of the two continents forming the Americas or its inhabitants, generally taken to include Canada, the United States, Mexico, and sometimes Central America; spec. (of a person, people, or species) originating or living in North America. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [adjective] North American1683 transpontine1891 norteamericano1979 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > [adjective] North American1683 1683 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 13 219 The South American Pole..is counterpoized by the contrary attraction of the North-American and the Asian-South Pole. 1748 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 45 159 This Plant produces the most elegant Flower of all the helleborine Tribe; and is in great Esteem with the North American Indians for decking their Hair. 1764 J. Otis Rights Brit. Colonies 43 They [sc. fine sugars] were too delicious a morsel for a North American palate. 1775 E. Burke Speech Resol. for Concil. Colonies 9 The export trade to the Colonies consists of three great branches. The African..the West Indian; and the North-American. 1837 Southern Literary Messenger 3 695 A declaration of the independence of the North American States. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species xii. 394 Bats have been seen wandering by day far over the Atlantic Ocean; and two North American species either regularly or occasionally visit Bermuda. 1880 G. W. Cable Grandissimes iv. 23 She had..the nerve of the true North American Indian. 1923 A. L. Kroeber Anthropol. xiii. 356 It would be extravagant to maintain that throughout the North American continent every matrilineal tribe was culturally more advanced than every patrilineal one. 1974 E. Ambler Dr. Frigo ii. 96 He was still speaking Spanish but adulterating it now with..North American business jargon. 1991 New Yorker 16 Sept. 42/2 One and a half per cent of the North American population is allergic to bee venom. B. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of North America, esp. of the United States or Canada. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > [noun] North American1765 transatlanticist1844 Atlanticist1885 1765 Boston Post-boy & Advertiser 27 May 1/2 The following piece..was wrote by a worthy North-American, and directed to Thomas Touchit, Esq; of Spring-Gardens. 1783 A. Stokes Constit. Brit. Colonies 144 The North Americans will refuse them their assistance. 1862 S. Ferguson Poems (1880) 30 Where's the loyal North American Will pull an oar to yon sheer hulk with me? 1890 Cent. Mag. June 317/1 This is the credit system of the country, a system which is so strange as to excite the constant wonder of all North Americans who study it. 1934 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 14 503 This institution organized in 1929 a summer school for North-Americans. 1974 ‘E. Anthony’ Malaspiga Exit ii. 25 You could disguise every feature except the magnificent dentistry of the North Americans. 1997 Radio Times 7 June (Midlands ed.) 123/1 Films like Braveheart may have stimulated the interest of some young North Americans in their Scottish heritage. 2. spec. A member of the indigenous population of North America; a North American Indian. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Amerindian > [noun] Indian1553 American1568 Native Americana1628 native1636 American Native1648 American Indian1650 Injun1666 Canada Indian1688 red man1740 North American Indian1748 redskinc1769 buckskin1783 Red Indian1788 red1795 North American1825 copperhead1838 neechee1850 Lo1871 Amerind1899 Amerindian1899 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. 1 The man of America—the Original North American..the ‘Indian’ as he is called. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. viii. 171 Passing the village of Las Vacas, we slept at a house of a North American, who worked a lime-kiln on the Arroyo de las Vivoras. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 811/1 On the coast of British Columbia, Puget Sound, in Oregon, and northern California, are the shortest of all the North Americans save the Eskimo. 1912 W. S. Gilbert Sensation Novel II. 23 You are the North American that sprung upon me just as I had shunted the train..on to the Midland line! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1683
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