all-American

[awl-uh-mer-i-kuhn]

adjective

1. representing the entire United States.

2. composed exclusively of American members or elements.

3. selected as the best in the United States, as in a sport.

   the all-American college football team of 1983.

noun

1. an all-American player or performer.

all-American

adjective

1. representative of the whole of the United States

2. composed exclusively of American members

3. (of a person) typically American

   the company looks for all-American clean-cut college students

Word History and Origins

Origin of all-American¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90