American vs South American

South American vs American

American and South American both are nouns.

American and South American both are adjectives.

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

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

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

American (noun)	South American (noun)
the English language as used in the United States	a native or inhabitant of South 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)	South 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 South America or their peoples
of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture

Difference between American and South American

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