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African American n | (black US citizen) | Afroameričan, Afroameričanka m, ž |
| Most successful rap music has been produced by African Americans. |
African American, African-American adj | (American: of black ancestry) | afroamerický příd |
Poznámka: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Barack Obama was the first African-American President of the USA. |
Afro adj | abbreviation (African-American) | Afroameričan m |
all-American adj | (fitting a US ideal) (jen USA) | celoamerický, všeamerický |
| The pop star's image is that of the all-American boy. |
American English n | uncountable (language of the US) (řeč) | americká angličtina příd + ž |
| There are plenty of spelling differences between American English and British English. |
American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind adj | (relating to American Indians) | indiánský příd |
| The American Indian exhibit at the museum was structured very well. |
American Indian, Amerindian n | (North American native) | Indián, Indiánka m, ž |
| Mesa Verde is a park set at the former site of a tribe of American Indians in the south-west U.S. |
anti-American adj | (hostile to USA) | protiamerický, antiamerický |
| Anti-American sentiments are widespread in the country. |
the Civil War, the American Civil War n | historical, US (war between US states) | Americká občanská válka fráze |
| The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
football (US), American football (UK) n | uncountable (North American ball sport) | americký fotbal příd + m |
| Yes, he plays football; he is a quarterback. |
| Ano, hraje americký fotbal. Je zadák. |
football (US), American football, American football ball (UK) n | (sports: oblong ball) (oválný na americký fotbal) | míč m |
| He threw the football to his friend. |
| Hodil míč svému kamarádovi. |
football coach (US), American football coach (UK) n | (trainer of American football team) (amerického fotbalového týmu) | trenér, trenérka m, ž |
football fan (US), American football fan (UK) n | (person who enjoys American football) | fanoušek amerického fotbalu fráze |
| He's a diehard football fan; if he's not at the game, he's watching it on TV. |
football field (US), American football field (UK) n | (for American football) (na americký fotbal) | fotbalové hřiště příd + s |
| I drove the length of a football field before my car broke down. |
football game (US), American football game (UK) n | (American football match) (americký fotbal) | fotbalový zápas příd + m |
| The Super Bowl is the final football game of the professional league season. |
football team (US), American football team (UK) n | (American football players) (americký fotbal) | fotbalový tým příd + m |
Indian, American Indian, Amerindian, Native American adj | potentially offensive (Native American) | indiánský příd |
| We saw a number of people selling Indian blankets beside the road. |
Indian, American Indian, Amerindian, Native American n | potentially offensive (Native American person) (muž) | Indián m |
| (žena) | Indiánka ž |
| Indians living on reservations may lack educational resources. |
Latin American adj | (from Latin America) | latinskoamerický příd |
| It was especially popular in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. |
Latin American n | ([sb] from Latin America) | Latinoameričan, Latinoameričanka m, ž |
| My work brought me into contact with a lot of Latin Americans living in London. |
Native American n | (American Indian person) | americký indián, americká indiánka příd + m, příd + ž |
Native American adj | (American Indian) (americký) | indiánský příd |
| Navajo is the most spoken Native American language. |
North American adj | (of or from the USA or Canada) | severoamerický příd |
| I am North American because I was born in the USA. |
North American n | ([sb] from the USA or Canada) | Severoameričan, Severoameričanka m, ž |
| The North American looked out-of-place in his tourist hat and with a camera around his neck. |
South American adj | (of or from South America) | jihoamerický příd |
| The llama is a South American animal. |
South American n | ([sb] from South America) | Jihoameričan, Jihoameričanka m, ž |
| Two of the best players on the team are South Americans. |
touch football, also UK: American touch football n | (simplified US football) (tréninková forma amerického fotbalu) | dotekový fotbal příd + m |
| Touch football is a version of rugby without tackling. |