North American

adjective

: of or relating to North America (a continent of the western hemisphere including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the countries of Central America) or its people

North American noun

plural North Americans

Examples of North American in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It is also slated to open AFI Fest later this month for its North American premiere in Hollywood. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

Def Leppard and the Goo Goo Dolls will play Sacramento next May as part of a 45-city North American tour, the bands announced this week. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

The final two dates of Greep’s North American tour, scheduled for Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, had not been canceled at press time. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2026

Also launching theatrically was the documentary NAZA, earning $85,000 Friday from 72 North American locations. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above