Kilo Lingo

/noɾteameɾiˈkano/

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Translation

North American

Word origin

A compound of norte ('north') and americano ('American'). Norte comes through Old French from a Germanic word for the northern direction, while americano derives from America, named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

Origin
Spanish
Root
norte + americano

Grammar

Femininenorteamericana
Masc pluralnorteamericanos
Fem pluralnorteamericanas

Examples

.

North American cinema is very popular all over the world.

York.

She has a North American friend who lives in New York.

Muchos turistas España .

Many North American tourists visit Spain every summer.

Madrid.

The North American company opened an office in Madrid.

.

She studies North American history at university.

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