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NORTH AMERICAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("North American" is a kind of...):

American (a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "North American"):

Bermudan; Bermudian (a native or inhabitant of Bermuda)

Canadian (a native or inhabitant of Canada)

Central American (a native or inhabitant of Central America)

Holonyms ("North American" is a member of...):

North America (a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of North America or their peoples

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

North America (a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Denotes a person of European, Middle Eastern, or North African ancestral origins whose family settled in a North American country such as the United States of America or Canada.

(North American, NCI Thesaurus)

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) was developed as the standard for use by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the collection, analysis, and publication of statistical data related to the business economy of the U.S. It was developed in cooperation with the statistical agencies of Canada and Mexico to establish a 3-country standard that allows for a high level of comparability in business statistics among the three countries.

(North American Industry Classification System, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientists have sketched out one of the greatest baby booms in North American history, a centuries-long growth blip among southwestern Native Americans between 500 and 1300 A.D. It was a time when the early features of civilization—including farming and food storage—had matured to a level where birth rates likely exceeded the highest in the world today.

(Scientists chart a baby boom in southwestern Native Americans from 500 to 1300 A.D., NSF)

Upon administration, North American ginseng extract AFX-2 may stimulate the proliferation and activation of B-lymphocytes and stimulates IgG production by B cells.

(North American Ginseng Extract AFX-2, NCI Thesaurus)