American Definition
ə-mĕrĭ-kən
adjective
Of or relating to the United States of America or its people, language, or culture.
American Heritage
Of or in America.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to North or South America, the West Indies, or the Western Hemisphere.
American Heritage
Of, in, or characteristic of the U.S. or its people or culture.
The American language.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to any of the Native American peoples.
American Heritage
noun
A native or inhabitant of America.
American Heritage
A person born or living in North or South America.
Webster's New World
A citizen of the United States.
American Heritage
The English language as spoken and written in the U.S.
A Polish American, Chinese-American cuisine.
Webster's New World
American English.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- western
- latin-american
- south-american
- north-american
- gringo
- american-indian
- native-american
- southerner
- northerner
- westerner
- yankee
- pioneer
- United States national
- citizen of the United States
- yank
pronoun
The English language as spoken in the USA; American English.
Wiktionary
Origin of American
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From America + -an, or via Modified Latin Americanus (Latin americanus) with the same etymology.
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