| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| African American n | (black US citizen) | afroamerikan s |
| Most successful rap music has been produced by African Americans. |
African American,
African-American adj | (American: of black ancestry) | afroamerikansk adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Barack Obama was the first African-American President of the USA. |
| African American Vernacular English n | (US dialect) | Afroamerikansk engelska s |
| Afro adj | abbreviation (African-American) | afroamerikansk adj |
| Afro-American n | (person: black, US) | afroamerikan s |
| Afro-American adj | (black, US) | afroamerikansk adj |
| all-American adj | (fitting a US ideal) (ungefärlig översättning) | typiskt amerikansk adj |
| The pop star's image is that of the all-American boy. |
| American English n | uncountable (language of the US) | amerikanska, amerikansk engelska s |
| There are plenty of spelling differences between American English and British English. |
American Indian,
Amerindian,
Amerind adj | (relating to American Indians) | indiansk adj |
| som rör amerikas urbefolkning uttr |
| The American Indian exhibit at the museum was structured very well. |
American Indian,
Amerindian n | (North American native) | amerikansk urinvånare s |
| (man, kvinna) | indian s |
| (kvinna) | indianska s |
| Mesa Verde is a park set at the former site of a tribe of American Indians in the south-west U.S. |
| anti-American adj | (hostile to USA) | antiamerikansk adj |
| Anti-American sentiments are widespread in the country. |
the Civil War,
the American Civil War n | historical, US (war between US states) | amerikanska inbördeskriget s |
| The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
football (US),
American football (UK) n | uncountable (North American ball sport) | amerikansk fotboll adj + s |
| Yes, he plays football; he is a quarterback. |
football (US),
American football,
American football ball (UK) n | (sports: oblong ball) | amerikansk fotboll s |
| He threw the football to his friend. |
football field (US),
American football field (UK) n | (for American football) | fotbollsplan s |
| I drove the length of a football field before my car broke down. |
football game (US),
American football game (UK) n | (American football match) | fotbollsmatch s |
| The Super Bowl is the final football game of the professional league season. |
football team (US),
American football team (UK) n | (American football players) (amerikansk fotboll) | fotbollslag s |
Indian,
American Indian,
Amerindian,
Native American adj | potentially offensive (Native American) | indiansk adj |
| We saw a number of people selling Indian blankets beside the road. |
Indian,
American Indian,
Amerindian,
Native American n | potentially offensive (Native American person) (manlig eller kvinnlig) | indian s |
| (kvinnlig) | indianska s |
| Indians living on reservations may lack educational resources. |
| Latin American adj | (from Latin America) | latinamerikansk adj |
| It was especially popular in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. |
| Latin American n | ([sb] from Latin America) | latinamerikan s |
| My work brought me into contact with a lot of Latin Americans living in London. |
| Native American n | (American Indian person) | amerikanska ursprungsbefolkningen s |
| indian s |
| Native American adj | (American Indian) (förled) | indian- adj |
| indiansk adj |
| (förled) | amerikanska ursprungs- adj |
| Navajo is the most spoken Native American language. |
| North American adj | (of or from the USA or Canada) | nordamerikansk adj |
| som rör Nordamerika adj |
| I am North American because I was born in the USA. |
| North American n | ([sb] from the USA or Canada) | nordamerikan s |
| The North American looked out-of-place in his tourist hat and with a camera around his neck. |
| South American adj | (of or from South America) | sydamerikansk adj |
| The llama is a South American animal. |
| South American n | ([sb] from South America) | sydamerikan s |
| Two of the best players on the team are South Americans. |
touch football,
also UK: American touch football n | (simplified US football) (lånord) | touch football s |
| Touch football is a version of rugby without tackling. |
