English

Noun

North American football ‎(uncountable)

1. collectively, Canadian football and American football

Usage notes

This does not refer to soccer in North America

Synonyms

• gridiron football
• gridiron (Australian and New Zealand English)
• football (US and Canadian English)

Hyponyms

• Canadian football
• American football

Hypernyms

• football

Derived terms

• North American football ball
• North American football player

Coordinate terms

• Gaelic football
• Australian rules football / Australian-rules football / Australian football
• international rules football / international-rules football / international football

Related terms

• North America
• rugby football
• soccer football
• association football