American vs West Indian

West Indian vs American

American and West Indian both are nouns.

American is an adjective but West Indian is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
American	Yes	Yes	No	No
West Indian	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, West Indian is a hyponym of American; that is, West Indian 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
West Indian: a native or inhabitant of the West Indies

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

American (noun)	West Indian (noun)
the English language as used in the United States	a native or inhabitant of the West Indies
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)	West Indian (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 West Indian

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