all-American

American  

[awl-uh-mer-i-kuhn] / ˌɔl əˈmɛr ɪ kən /

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.

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noun

1. an all-American player or performer.

all-American British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of all-American

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

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all-American

“I’m an independent journalist. I’m not a billionaire. I’m not even a millionaire,” she said, insisting that the excursion was paid for by “private donors” and “100% all-American money.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The original features “an all-American archetype of a virtuous family pitted against a monster,” while Scorsese depicted a “broken and dysfunctional family and the monster is even more extreme, he’s like a swamp creature.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Inside Apple’s push to build an all-American chip.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026

Earlier on centre court, Pegula maintained her perfect record against Amanda Anisimova and triumphed 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in an all-American battle to reach her first final in Dubai.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

Well, one Sunday morning, ol’ Ben here, yes, our marvelous, hero-brother, all star, all-American golden boy that we love, couldn’t stand it any longer.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy