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 major-league leaders after six weeks of play: AMERICAN.
From Time Magazine Archive
Manning ordered his 1590 passengers to the lifeboats, Then, for ten tense minutes, as the sub repeatedly flashed "ABANDON SHIP," Manning stubbornly replied: "AMERICAN SHIP."
From Time Magazine Archive
AMERICAN, Philadelphia: "Mr. Williams' work is a practical compendium."
From India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge by Wilder, Alexander
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From American Eloquence, an Index of the Four Volumes Studies In American Political History - 1896 by Woodburn, James Albert
The name of AMERICAN, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations.
From Washington's Birthday by Schauffler, Robert Haven
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