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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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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The study was published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
The World Cup is a logistical highwire act for the man in charge of scheduling flights at American.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The crew will be rounded out by African American Andre Douglas and US astronaut of Salvadoran descent Frank Rubio.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Martha Arévalo, executive director of the Central American Resource Center, stood alongside Soto-Martínez as he rallied for support.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
This is also the year the American military—restored and reorganized—returns to the Philippines under the command of General Douglas MacArthur.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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