American vs Latin American

Latin American vs American

American and Latin American both are nouns.

American is an adjective but Latin American is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
American	Yes	Yes	No	No
Latin American	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Latin American is a hyponym of American; that is, Latin American is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than American:

American: a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
Latin American: a native of Latin America

Other hyponyms of American include Amerindian, Native American, Creole, Latino, North American, South American, Mesoamerican, West Indian.

American (noun)	Latin American (noun)
the English language as used in the United States	a native of Latin America
a native or inhabitant of the United States
a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country

American (adjective)	Latin American (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture

Difference between American and Latin American

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