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American

Syllabification: (A·mer·i·can)
Pronunciation: /əˈmerikən/
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Definition of American

adjective

  • of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants:the election of a new American president
  • relating to or denoting the continents of America:the American continent south of the tropic of Cancer

noun

  • 1a native or citizen of the United States.
  • [usually with adjective] a native or inhabitant of any of the countries of North, South, or Central America.
  • 2the English language as it is used in the United States; American English.

Derivatives

Americanness

noun

Origin:

from modern Latin Americanus, from America

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