norteamericano

American  

[nawr-te-ah-me-ree-kah-naw] / ˌnɔr tɛ ɑˌmɛ riˈkɑ nɔ /

noun

norteamericanos plural

1. a citizen or inhabitant of the U.S., especially as distinguished from the peoples of Spanish-speaking America.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the norteamericano.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• norteamericanos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of norteamericano

First recorded in 1835–45; from Spanish: “North American”; see north ( def. )

Example Sentences

Man Wah, una de las empresas de muebles más grandes de China, estaba ansiosa por fabricar sus productos en el lado norteamericano del Pacífico.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2023

Hija única del norteamericano Stuart Craigie y la nicaragüense Carmen Mayorga, cuando tenía 16 años quedó bajo la tutela de una amiga de la familia al morir su madre.

From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2014

In the warmth of the uproarious welcome for the norteamericano President, old animosities and old suspicions melted perceptibly.

From Time Magazine Archive

A much-impressed norteamericano wonders what else is hidden in the Latin trunk.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though he shares the passion of so many norteamericano writers for bullfighting, he also exposes it as a miserably corrupt racket whose only honorable figure all too often is the bull.

From Time Magazine Archive