American vs North American

North American vs American

American and North American both are nouns.

American and North American both are adjectives.

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

As nouns, North American is a hyponym of American; that is, North 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
North American: a native or inhabitant of North America

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

American (noun)	North American (noun)
the English language as used in the United States	a native or inhabitant of North 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)	North American (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas	of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of North America or their peoples
of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture

Difference between American and North American

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