English vs American

American vs English

English and American both are nouns.

English and American both are adjectives.

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

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

English: an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
American: the English language as used in the United States

Other hyponyms of English include American English, American language, Middle English, Modern English, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon language, Old English, Canadian English, British English, UK English.

English (noun)	American (noun)
the discipline that studies the English language and literature	the English language as used in the United States
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries	a native or inhabitant of the United States
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist	a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
the people of England

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

Difference between English and American

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