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North American

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adjective

  1. of or relating to North America or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of North America

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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We’ve been talking about this North American World Cup for the better part of a decade—but it’s now actually here!

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Inside the successful push to rescue the North American bid.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The World Cup faces a massive logistical challenge: making sure the ball bounces and rolls exactly the same way across 16 different North American stadiums.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Vail Resorts dropped 4.3% after the mountain resorts company said ski pass sales have dropped for the upcoming North American winter season and it cut fiscal-year guidance.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

From our much more broadminded twenty-first-century North American viewpoint, it’s important to remember that identifying yourself as male or female doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with your sexual orientation.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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