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North American

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1. North American - Noun

2. North American - Adjective

Meaning

a native or inhabitant of North America

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

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I hereby accuse the North American empire of being the biggest menace to our planet. Hugo Chávez

We still retain in Britain a deeper sense of class, a more obvious social stratification, and stronger class resentments, than any of the Scandinavian, Australasian, or North American countries. Anthony Crosland

Slavery is the great and foul stain upon the North American Union... A dissolution, at least temporary, of the Union, as now constituted, would now be certainly necessary... The Union might then be reorganized on the fundamental principle of emancipation. John Quincy Adams

Credentialing, not education, has become the primary business of North American universities. Jane Jacobs

I went to professional men's soccer games, the old North American soccer league at that time, and I used to be a ticket holder with my family and family friends. We would go every weekend and I thought it was great, but I just thought of it as recreation, as family fun. Brandi Chastain

Long toil and short leisure are part of the heavy price we pay for our North American standard of living. It is reputed to be the highest in the world, and so it should be, for it is bought at an inordinate price. Robertson Davies

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