As the second element of compounds forming nouns with the sense ‘an American of the specified origin or descent’. Cf. African American, n., Irish-Ame…
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| 释义 | the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > by country of origin (45) American1648 As the second element of compounds forming nouns with the sense ‘an American of the specified origin or descent’. Cf. African American, n., Irish-Ame… African1700 A black inhabitant of a territory other than Africa who is of African origin or descent; spec. = African American, n. High Dutch1773 With plural agreement. German settlers or their descendants in North America, regarded collectively. Cf. Low Dutch, n. 3b. Now historical. Low Dutch1773 U.S. With plural agreement. Dutch settlers or their descendants in North America, regarded collectively. Now historical. German-American1775 (a) n. an American of German ancestry; (b) adj. of or relating to German-Americans. African American1782 An American (esp. a North American) of African origin; a black American. Cf. Afro-American, n., Americo-African adj. n. at Americo-, comb._form… Anglo-American1785 An American of English or other white European origin, esp. in contrast to American Indians or (later) Hispanic Americans. Irish-American1786 An American of Irish origin or descent. Africo-American1788 = African American, n. American African1826 An American of black African origin or descent; an African American. Pennsylvania German1827 A descendant of the 17th and 18th-cent. German and Swiss Protestant settlers of Pennsylvania. Cf. Pennsylvania Dutch, n. 1. Pennsylvania Dutch1831 With plural agreement. The descendants of the 17th and 18th-cent. German and Swiss Protestant settlers of Pennsylvania. Cf. Pennsylvania German, n. 1. Afro-American1833 = African American, n. far-downer1834 (Also far-downer n.) An Irish-American belonging to a family which emigrated from the north of Ireland. U.S. Mexicano1847 (a) A native or inhabitant of Mexico; = Mexican, n. 1. (b) A person of Mexican descent, esp. a Mexican-American. knickerbocker1848 A descendant of the original Dutch settlers of the New Netherlands in America, hence, a New Yorker. Chinese-American1854 An American of Chinese origin or descent. Italian–American1873 An Italian–American person. Polish-American1876 An American of Polish origin or descent. Polacker1883 North American. = Polack, n. 3. roundhead1895 North American slang. An immigrant from northern Europe (esp. Scandinavia). hunk1896 A nickname applied, usually disparagingly, to immigrants to the U.S.A. from east-central Europe. Also attributive. Cf. honky, n. adj. Polack1898 North American. A Polish immigrant; a person of Polish descent. Senegambian1900 A native or inhabitant of Senegambia, a name given to the region surrounding the Senegal and Gambia rivers in West Africa (cf. Senegal, n., Gambia… bohunk1903 Also with capital initial. An immigrant to North America from central or eastern Europe, esp. a manual worker or labourer; a person of central or… honky1904 Frequently with capital initial. An immigrant from central or eastern Europe, esp. one working as a manual labourer. Hence occasionally more… hunyak1911 = hunk, n.3 (See also quot. 1941.) Turk1914 In extended use. slang (usually depreciative). A person of Irish birth or descent. Chiefly U.S. boho1920 slang (sometimes depreciative). A Czech, spec. a person of Czech origin or descent living in the United States. Cf. bohunk, n. 1. Now disused. Anglo1923 Originally U.S. regional (south-western). A resident of the United States of English or other white European origin, esp. as distinguished from… Euro-American1925 A native or inhabitant of either North America or western Europe; a westerner. Also: an American of European origin or descent; spec. a white… turkey1932 U.S. slang. = Turk, n.1 4b; spec. an Irish immigrant in the U.S. narrowback1933 U.S. slang. derogatory. A United States citizen of Irish ancestry. nisei1934 Such a person or group. Cf. nikkei, n.1, sansei, n. roundheader1934 = sense A. 4a. pachuco1943 A member of this subculture. Also in extended use (frequently derogatory): a Mexican immigrant, a Mexican-American. pocho1944 A Mexican who has adopted American cultural values; a U.S. citizen or resident of Mexican origin. Also attributive or as adj. Latino1946 A Latin-American inhabitant of the United States. Also attributive or as adj. Chicano1947 A person of Mexican origin or descent living in the United States (particularly in those areas annexed from Mexico in 1848); esp. one who is proud… Mexican-American1948 (a) n. a Mexican settler or person of Mexican descent in the United States; (b) adj. of or relating to Mexican settlers or their descendants in… Asian American1952 An American of Asian (chiefly East Asian or South-east Asian) descent. Amerasian1957 A person with one American and one Asian parent; spec. a child whose father was an American serviceman stationed in East Asia. Chicana1966 A woman of Mexican origin or descent living in the United States. Cf. Chicano, n. Afrikan1972 = African, n. Hispanic1972 A Spanish-speaking person, esp. one of Latin-American descent, living in the U.S. Chiefly in plural. |
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