Translate American | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish 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.
