…relating to or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants…
…possessing qualities characteristic of US ideals, such as honesty, industriousness, and health…
…relating to, representing, or involving all the countries of North and South America…
…a noted 1930 painting by Grant Wood (1891–1942), depicting a dour-faced farmer and his daughter in front of their house, with a Gothic-style window in the background. It is representative of traditional American rural values, and is widely copied and parodied…
…a member of any of the groups of indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America, especially those of North America…
…one of the two major leagues in American professional baseball…
…(in the US) an association of ex-servicemen formed in 1919…
…a type of reed organ resembling the harmonium but in which air is sucked (not blown) through reeds…
…a river in north central California that joins the Sacramento River at Sacramento. Gold was discovered here in 1848, setting off the California gold rush…
…an unincorporated overseas territory of the US comprising a group of islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, to the east of Samoa and south of the Kiribati group; population 65,600 (est. 2009); capital, Fagatogo. In 1899 the US acquired rights to the islands by agreement with Germany and Britain, and in April 1900 the two main islands were ceded to the US by their chiefs. Further islands were handed over in succeeding years…
…a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North and South America and the Caribbean Islands…
