Northerner vs American

American vs Northerner

Northerner and American both are nouns.

Northerner is not an adjective while American is an adjective.

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

As nouns, American is a hypernym of Northerner; that is, American is a word with a broader meaning than Northerner:

Northerner: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
American: a native or inhabitant of the United States

Northerner (noun)	American (noun)
an inhabitant of the North	the English language as used in the United States
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)	a native or inhabitant of the United States
	a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country

Northerner (adjective)	American (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 Northerner and American

Words related to "American"

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