I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a British/American etc passport
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She was born in India but has a British passport.
a British/American etc spy
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He was arrested on suspicion of being an American spy.
a British/American Swiss etc firm
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British firms are competing with a number of foreign companies.
a British/American/Italian etc record
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Jones won in 10.93 seconds, a new British record.
a French/American etc accent
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I noticed that he had a Spanish accent.
African American
American football
American Indian
American/British/French etc forces
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Several battles took place involving American forces.
American/British/Western etc tradition
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The festival is a part of the Scottish tradition which is worth preserving.
American/Chinese/British etc history
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It was one of the worst peacetime disasters in American history.
American/European/Chinese etc civilization
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the history of Chinese civilization
American/French/UN etc troops
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This operation was undertaken by British troops.
an American/English etc expression
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She remembered the American expression her mother had always used: 'Life’s a breeze'.
an American/Japanese etc tourist
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She saw a crowd of Japanese tourists, cameras at the ready, wandering down the path.
an English/American/French etc equivalent
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Savings and loan associations are the American equivalent of Britain’s building societies.
Latin American
Native American
the American/British etc way of life
the American/Russian etc constitution
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the 1993 Russian constitution
the American/Russian/French etc perspective
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From the French perspective, therefore, 1934 marks a major turning point.
the British/American etc people
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He pledged that he would never lie to the American people.
the British/American etc press
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The British press have blamed other countries for North Sea pollution.
the British/American/Japanese etc economy
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The Japanese economy is showing signs of recovery.
the British/American/Spanish etc establishment (= the people who have power in a particular country )
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The affair caused acute embarrassment to the British establishment.
Western/American/Japanese etc culture
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Our society was heavily influenced by Greek and Roman culture.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
English/American/German etc letters
be as American as apple pie
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The 9000 model cellular phone is made in Finland, but the technology inside is as American as apple pie.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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American forces landed on the island at dawn.
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The American writer William Burroughs
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The frogs are a species found only in American rivers, especially in Brazil.
II. noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
English/American/German etc letters
be as American as apple pie
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The 9000 model cellular phone is made in Finland, but the technology inside is as American as apple pie.
red-blooded male/Englishman/American etc
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How could any red-blooded male ignore the message the actress was sending so blatantly? she wondered despairingly.
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Wish I'd met her ten, twenty years ago when I could still pass as a red-blooded male.