Amerikaan

Dutch

Etymology

From Amerika +‎ -aan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.meː.riˈkaːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧kaan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Amerikaan m (plural Amerikanen, diminutive Amerikaantje n, feminine Amerikaanse)

  1. an American (person born in or citizen of the USA or the Americas)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: amerikanner
  • →? Sranan Tongo: Amerkan
    • → Caribbean Javanese: Mirkan
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