Hypernyms for "American"
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AAVE
African American
African American English
African American Vernacular English
African-American
Afro-American
Alabaman
Alabamian
Alaskan
Anglo-American
Appalachian
Arizonan
Arizonian
Arkansan
Arkansawyer
Asian American
Badger
Bay Stater
Beaver
Black American
Black English
Black English Vernacular
Black Vernacular
Black Vernacular English
Bluegrass Stater
Bostonian
Buckeye
Californian
Carolinian
Coloradan
Connecticuter
Cornhusker
Creole
Delawarean
Delawarian
Down Easter
Ebonics
Floridian
Franco-American
Garden Stater
Georgian
German American
Gopher
Granite Stater
Hawaiian
Hispanic
Hispanic American
Hoosier
Idahoan
Illinoisan
Indianan
Iowan
Kansan
Kentuckian
Keystone Stater
Latin American
Latino
Louisianan
Louisianian
Mainer
Marylander
Mesoamerican
Michigander
Minnesotan
Mississippian
Missourian
Montanan
Nebraskan
Nevadan
New Englander
New Hampshirite
New Jerseyan
New Jerseyite
New Mexican
New Yorker
Nisei
North American
North Carolinian
North Dakotan
Northerner
Ohioan
Oklahoman
Oregonian
Pennsylvanian
Puerto Rican
Rhode Islander
Sooner
South American
South Carolinian
South Dakotan
Southerner
Spanish American
Tarheel
Tennessean
Texan
Tory
Utahan
Vermonter
Virginian
Volunteer
Washingtonian
West Indian
West Virginian
Wisconsinite
Wolverine
Wyomingite
Yank
Yankee
Yankee-Doodle
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.