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american - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'american' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . American [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
- Of or pertaining to the United States.
2 . American [ n.]
- A native of America; -- originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States.

Meaning of 'american' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . american [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
Example in sentence:
  • American citizens;
  • American English;
  • the American dream
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
Example in sentence:
  • American flora and fauna;
  • the American hemisphere