American
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the United States of America or its inhabitants.
an American citizen.
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of or relating to North or South America; of the Western Hemisphere.
the American continents.
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of or relating to the Indigenous peoples of North and South America.
noun
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Americans
plural
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a citizen of the United States of America.
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a native or inhabitant of North or South America.
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an Indigenous person of North or South America.
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a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, four driving wheels, and no rear truck.
adjective
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of or relating to the United States of America, its inhabitants, or their form of English
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of or relating to the American continent
noun
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a native or citizen of the US
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a native or inhabitant of any country of North, Central, or South America
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the English language as spoken or written in the United States
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There is, as always with American elections, an important caveat around the polls.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
In fact, about 30% of married women without children were breadwinners in their households in 2023, according to a Center for American Progress analysis using U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Nvidia neither confirmed nor denied the report to AFP, but said in a statement that "datacenters and clouds built on American chips are the foundation that American model and application makers need to compete worldwide."
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Target, Barclays, Bausch and Lomb and American Express have all posted FDE listings in recent months, hunting for people who can turn “ambiguous goals into production agentic systems.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The American tanks position themselves near the gymnasium and the Education Building.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Healthcare costs are a particular concern as Americans are living longer, and those expenses can add up as people get older.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
If it is implemented, an entire generation of Americans could be introduced to share ownership at an early age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
More than 59 million Americans had already cast ballots in early voting, according to the University of Florida Election Lab.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Alaskans feel it more acutely than other Americans, he said, because the state's distance means "everything is shipped in, and everything is dependent on fuel costs."
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
All morning, rumors were spreading that there was going to be a big protest at Cleo today when the Americans again attempt to turn it.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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