American vs Tory

Tory vs American

American and Tory both are nouns.

American is an adjective but Tory is not an adjective.

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

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

American: a native or inhabitant of the United States
Tory: an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution

Other hyponyms of American include Asian American, Creole, Anglo-American, Alabaman, Alabamian, Alaskan, Arizonan, Arizonian, Arkansan, Arkansawyer, Bay Stater, Bostonian, Californian, Carolinian, Coloradan, Connecticuter, Delawarean, Delawarian, Floridian, Franco-American, German American, Georgian, Hawaiian, Idahoan, Illinoisan, Hoosier, Indianan, Iowan, Kansan, Bluegrass Stater, Kentuckian, Louisianan, Louisianian, Down Easter, Mainer, Marylander, Michigander, Wolverine, Gopher, Minnesotan, Mississippian, Missourian, Montanan, Cornhusker, Nebraskan, Nevadan, Granite Stater, New Hampshirite, Garden Stater, New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite, New Mexican, New Yorker, North Carolinian, Tarheel, North Dakotan, Buckeye, Ohioan, Oklahoman, Sooner, Beaver, Oregonian, Keystone Stater, Pennsylvanian, Rhode Islander, South Carolinian, South Dakotan, Tennessean, Volunteer, Texan, Utahan, Vermonter, Virginian, Washingtonian, Washingtonian, West Virginian, Badger, Wisconsinite, Wyomingite, Puerto Rican, Yank, Yankee-Doodle, Yankee, Appalachian, New Englander, Yankee, Nisei, Southerner, Hispanic, Hispanic American, Spanish American, Northerner, Yank, Yankee, African American, Afro-American, Black American.

American (noun)	Tory (noun)
the English language as used in the United States	a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
a native or inhabitant of the United States	an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country	a member of political party in Great Britain that has been known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the opposition party to the Whigs

American (adjective)	Tory (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

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