Synonyms for

Americans

Verb / ʌˈmerʌkʌnz / / ʌˈmerɪkʌnz / Another word for americans — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Americans are people who live in the United States of America.

Synonyms & similar words

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Common collocations

  • Americans are
  • Americans believe
  • Americans have
  • Americans living
  • Americans today
  • Americans and
  • Americans in
  • Americans support

Word family

noun America
adjective American

Usage note

This term refers to people from the United States of America. It is generally not used to refer to people from the Americas as a whole continent.

Example sentences

  1. Americans love to eat hamburgers and hot dogs.
  2. Many Americans enjoy watching football on Sundays.
  3. My grandparents are proud Americans.
  4. Americans have the right to free speech.
  5. Some Americans have ancestors who came from other countries.

Quotes

  • "We are the United States of America. We are the people who have come together to form this country. We are Americans." - Kamala Harris
  • "I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit." - Theodore Roosevelt
  • "Americans never quit." - Douglas MacArthur

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