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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Now, it has come to reflect the fraught relationship between the two North American neighbours - and the pressure building on Prime Minister Mark Carney to navigate those choppy waters.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
American companies should "absolutely" be allowed to use Chinese AI models, he said to Axios.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Given what’s happened in just recent days with the 10-year Treasury, I think mortgage rates will get closer to 7% in the coming weeks,” said Mark Fleming, chief economist at First American Financial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Denying American startups access to models available abroad would stifle competition, entrench incumbents, and function as a tax on intelligence," the letter from the Little Tech Association said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
A crackling on the line: The American was back, panting, out of breath.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Today’s Americans are fixated on food to a degree that would tenderize the minds of previous generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
But we can wholeheartedly recommend this dispatch from Slate’s Alexander Sammon, who visited his local Taco Bell to eat chalupas with the brave Americans who aren’t letting the risk of a parasite ruin their appetite.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Telehealth companies Hims & Hers were among those urging the panel to allow compounding the peptides, arguing that further restricting them will only drive Americans further into the gray market.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Like H Mart itself, Kwon writes, the cookbook is intended both as an introduction to Korean cooking and as a point of connection for second- and third-generation Korean Americans.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
I say if the Americans like monuments so much, they should build their OWN.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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