# der Amerikaner

der Amerikaner is a German noun meaning “American”. Forms: des Amerikaners, die Amerikaner.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Amerikaners
- Plural: die Amerikaner

## In other languages

- Русский: американец
- Українська: американець

## Noun

1. American (from America, the Americas, the American continent(s))
2. _colloquial_ US-American (from the United States of America)

## Noun

1. A round cakelike pastry of flour, butter, and lemon juice, with a sugar glaze, most often plain white, but sometimes chocolate or half-white/half-chocolate.

## Examples

- Amerikaner sagen freiheraus, was sie denken. — Americans are frank enough to say what they think.
- Am vierzehnten Februar feiern die Amerikaner den Valentinstag. — On February 14th, Americans celebrate Valentine's Day.
- Die meisten Amerikaner waren dafür. — Most Americans were for it.
- Wenn ich Amerikaner wäre, würde ich stolz darauf sein. — If I were American, I'd be proud of it.
- Die Amerikaner sind im großen und ganzen ein redseliges Volk. — Americans, on the whole, are talkative people.

## Related words

- Synonym: Ami, US-Amerikaner

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