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American

see synonyms of american

Noun

1. american

a native or inhabitant of the United States

2. american, american english, american language

the English language as used in the United States

3. american

a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country

Adjective

4. american

of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture

Example Sentences:
'American citizens'
'American English'
'the American dream'

5. american

of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas

Example Sentences:
'the American hemisphere'
'American flora and fauna'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

American

see synonyms of american
adjective
1. 
of or relating to the United States of America, its inhabitants, or their form of English
2. 
of or relating to the American continent
noun
3. 
a native or citizen of the US
4. 
a native or inhabitant of any country of North, Central, or South America
5. 
the English language as spoken or written in the United States

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

American

see synonyms of american
adjective
1. 
of or in America
2.  US
of, in, or characteristic of the U.S. or its people or culture
the American language
noun
3. 
a person born or living in North or South America
; specif.,
a.  Obsolete
an American Indian
b. 
a citizen of the U.S.
4.  US
the English language as spoken and written in the U.S.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

American

see synonyms of american
adj.
1. Of or relating to the United States of America or its people, language, or culture.
2. Of or relating to North or South America, the West Indies, or the Western Hemisphere.
3. Of or relating to any of the Native American peoples.
4. Indigenous to North or South America. Used of plants and animals.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of America.
2. A citizen of the United States.
3. American English.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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