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American
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As an adjective, American means of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture. As a noun, it means a native or inhabitant of the United States.
Meanings of American
5 meaningsadjective
Of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
“American citizens”
“American English”
“the American dream”
Of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
“the American hemisphere”
“American flora and fauna”
noun
A native or inhabitant of the United Statesperson
The English language as used in the United States
Similar: American English, American languageA native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American countryperson
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).