"North American English" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} North American English
  1. The variety of the English language used in the United States of America and Canada. Categories (topical): English Synonyms: American English [Canada, US] Hypernyms: English, language Hyponyms: Canadian English (alt: en-CA) [Canada], Canadian [Canadian-English], American English (alt: en-US, AmE) [US], American [English, US] Related terms: America, American, American English, English, North, North America, North American
    Sense id: en-North_American_English-en-name-JLWh~~LQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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