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Noah Webster compiled the first dictionary of the American variant of English. Published in 1828, it was called "An American Dictionary of the English Language." Webster aimed to standardize American spelling and pronunciation and include words commonly used in America that were not present in British dictionaries.
The first comprehensive English dictionary was compiled by Samuel Johnson and published in 1755. It is known as "A Dictionary of the English Language."
This 1862 American English word was first heard from a Kansas Native American, and has 17 definitions in the online dictionary that I use.
If you are asking about the first dictionary of a native American language, the answer is:John Smith and William Strachey compiled short dictionaries (word lists) of the Powhatan language in the period 1612 to 1624, but these lists were far from complete.A Spanish Franciscan priest wrote the first Nahuatl (Aztec) grammar in 1547, but this was not specifically a dictionary. Nahuatl dictionaries were produced by the Spanish during the 1550s and these are certainly the earliest native American dictionaries. The earliest known example was written by Alonso de Molina and titled Aqui comiença un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana. [Mexico: Juan Pablos, 1555]Roger Williams' dictionary of the Natick (Narragansett) language of 1643 is often wrongly stated to be the first native American dictionary, but this is clearly false. The idea seems to be based on the incorrect premise that "native American" only applies to North America or just the USA - it definitely does not.
John Smith and William Strachey compiled short dictionaries (word lists) of the Powhatan language in the period 1612 to 1624, but these lists were far from complete.A Spanish Franciscan priest wrote the first Nahuatl (Aztec) grammar in 1547, but this was not specifically a dictionary. Nahuatl dictionaries were produced by the Spanish during the 1550s and these are certainly the earliest native American dictionaries. The earliest known example was written by Alonso de Molina and titled Aqui comiença un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana. [Mexico: Juan Pablos, 1555]Roger Williams' dictionary of the Natick (Narragansett) language of 1643 is often wrongly stated to be the first native American dictionary, but this is clearly false. The idea seems to be based on the incorrect premise that "native American" only applies to North America - it definitely does not.
Hard to say of modern knowledge. But, on American note the first English dictionary was published on April 15, 1755 by Samuel Johnson. It took Johnson nearly nine years to finish the work of art.
The first English dictionary was compiled by Samuel Johnson in 1755. Johnson undertook the project to standardize the English language and provide a reference guide for words and their meanings. He believed a comprehensive dictionary would help promote literacy and education in England.
Roger Williams was the founder of Rhode Island.
Webster made the first dictionary!
John Smith and William Strachey compiled short dictionaries (word lists) of the Powhatan language in the period 1612 to 1624, but these lists were far from complete.A Spanish Franciscan priest wrote the first Nahuatl (Aztec) grammar in 1547, but this was not specifically a dictionary. Nahuatl dictionaries were produced by the Spanish during the 1550s and these are certainly the earliest native American dictionaries. The earliest known example was written by Alonso de Molina and titled Aqui comiença un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana. [Mexico: Juan Pablos, 1555]Roger Williams' dictionary of the Natick (Narragansett) language of 1643 is often wrongly stated to be the first native American dictionary, but this is clearly false. The idea seems to be based on the incorrect premise that "native American" only applies to North America - it definitely does not.