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American

[ uh-mer-i-kuhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the United States of America or its inhabitants:

    an American citizen.

  2. of or relating to North or South America; of the Western Hemisphere:

    the American continents.

  3. of or relating to the Indigenous peoples of North and South America.


noun

  1. a citizen of the United States of America.
  2. a native or inhabitant of North or South America.
  3. an Indigenous person of North or South America.
  4. a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, four driving wheels, and no rear truck.

American

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adjective

  1. of or relating to the United States of America, its inhabitants, or their form of English
  2. of or relating to the American continent
“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 native or citizen of the US
  2. a native or inhabitant of any country of North, Central, or South America
  3. the English language as spoken or written in the United States
“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
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ´¡Â·³¾±ð°ù·¾±Â·³¦²¹²Ô·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of American1

First recorded in 1570–80; Americ(a) + -an
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Example Sentences

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One thing he has talked about relentlessly, however, is his desire to lower costs for American consumers - and he has promised that his trade policy will help address this.

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Meanwhile, China sends “spy balloons†across the North American continent and routinely allies with the worst state actors on the planet.

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In total there were six people onboard the helicopter when it went down - including one American pilot.

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The film has been called "the most harrowing – and honest – depiction of modern combat ever made" by the Telegraph, while the New Yorker said it offers a "hyperrealist rebuke of the American war movie".

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The governor traveled to El Salvador in 2019 for a trip he said was intended to help him better understand the forces driving immigration from the Central American country to the U.S.

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