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pro-American

British  

adjective

  1. in favour of or supporting America, its people, culture, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who is in favour of or supports America, its people, culture, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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"I think the reason why Pakistan is best positioned to speak to Iran is because it does not carry the perception of being pro-Israeli or even being very pro-American."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“I am not going to hide the fact that I am very pro-American and very pro-transatlantic,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

In more innocent times he was described as the most pro-American politician in Germany.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

When speaker after speaker revved up the crowd with pro-American, anti-communist chants, the crowd shouted, “Hooray for President Yoon Suk Yeol!”

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2023

They bore an inveterate hatred towards all who accepted American dominion, and specially detested their former chief Trias, who, since his return from the St. Louis Exhibition, has shown a very pro-American tendency.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John

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