Definitions for AMERICAN
əˈmɛr ɪ kənamer·i·can

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.9 / 29 votes

1. Americannoun

   a native or inhabitant of the United States

2. American English, American language, Americannoun

   the English language as used in the United States

3. Americanadjective

   a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country

4. Americanadjective

   of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture

   "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream"

5. Americanadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas

   "the American hemisphere"; "American flora and fauna"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 7 votes

1. Americannoun

   An inhabitant of the Americas. More often this is specified as either North American, Central American or South American.

   Every American's origin is, historically speaking, by immigration, if scientific speculation that points to a human origin in Asia and a migration to the New World over frozen Bering Strait turns out to be correct.

2. Americannoun

   A person born in, or a citizen or inhabitant of, the United States of America.

   She went from Mexico to the USA before she gave birth, so her child would be an American.

3. Americanadjective

   Of or pertaining to the Americas. More often this is specified as either "North American" or "South American."

4. Americanadjective

   Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people or its culture.

5. Americannoun

   The English language as spoken in the USA; American English.

6. Etymology: *, or via Modified Latin Americanus with the same etymology.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. American

   American is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey, taken from her third extended play, Paradise (2012), and the reissue of her debut studio album, Born to Die: The Paradise Edition (2012). "American" first appeared in a teaser trailer posted to her official YouTube account as a snippet.

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1. American

   American generally refers to a person, thing, or characteristic originating from or associated with the United States of America. It can refer to individuals who are citizens or residents of America, as well as cultural, political, or historical aspects related to the United States.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 5 votes

1. Americanadjective

   of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians

2. Americanadjective

   of or pertaining to the United States

3. Americannoun

   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

4. Etymology: [Named from Americus Vespucius.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 4 votes

1. American

   a-mer′ik-an, adj. pertaining to America, esp. to the United States.—n. a native of America.—v.t. Amer′icanise, to render American.—n. Amer′icanism, a custom, characteristic, word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Americans: condition of being an American citizen: devotion to American institutions. [From America, so called unfairly from Amerigo Vespucci, a navigator who explored a small part of South America seven years after the first voyage of Columbus.]

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1. american

   Quotes by american -- Explore a large variety of famous quotes made by american on the Quotes.net website.

Matched Categories

1. • Inhabitant

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'AMERICAN' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #592

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'AMERICAN' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1294

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'AMERICAN' in Nouns Frequency: #1250

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'AMERICAN' in Adjectives Frequency: #71

Anagrams for AMERICAN »

1. in camera

2. amacrine

3. cinerama

4. camerina

How to pronounce AMERICAN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say AMERICAN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of AMERICAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of AMERICAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of AMERICAN in a Sentence

1. Mike Duncan:

   The board has confidence in the postal service's ability to perform for the American people in this election season.

2. William Cance:

   Cancer is still moving at The American Cancer Society pace. So we have to get people back in the research labs. We have to get our clinical trials back up and running, but in the context of this paper, we have to do it safely -- and when those patients undergoing therapy get Covid, it appears with these data that they have a much higher risk, but one of my greatest worries is the undiagnosed patient, the patients who need to be screened and they're not getting their screenings. In a lot of areas, colonoscopies have just stopped.

3. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   The president nominates. The Senate confirms. The American people should have a voice, not this lame duck president out the door.

4. Timothy Naftali:

   President Joe Biden has a very intuitive sense of the American people. President Joe Biden understands that there is a great deal of American support for Republicans as well as Democrats for reducing America's involvement in the world, one of the things President Joe Biden is banking on is a short period of chaos will be accepted by the American people as a down payment on a future more sustainable American position in the world.

5. Kathleen Wilson:

   The coolness of water will make a swimmer less aware of a growing sunburn, while reflection of sunlight is more apparent on the beach, it can occur in the water as well. The American Academy of Dermatology recommends reapplying sunscreen at least every two hours to remain protected or immediately after a swim or excessive sweating occurs. For long-distance swimmers, re-applying sunscreen can be impossible once it wears off, so using an alternative like Balmex can be necessary, said Wilson. Traditionally used to treat diaper rash, Wilson said the key ingredient of zinc oxide makes Balmex a useful sunscreen. Its stickiness and adherence to the skin for lengthy periods provides swimmers with adequate sun protection, she said. Exposure to bacteria, parasites Swimmers may be unaware of the dangers of toxic algae, bacterial growth and parasites that thrive in warmer waters. There's also an extremely rare risk of exposure to Naegleria fowleri, a deadly brain-eating amoeba found in bodies of warm freshwater.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=AMERICAN
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/American
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AMERICAN
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=AMERICAN