American

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  American \A*mer"i*can\ ([.a]*m[~e]r"[i^]*kan), a. [Named from
     Americus Vespucius.]
     1. Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent:
        American Indians.
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     2. Of or pertaining to the United States. "A young officer of
        the American navy." --Lyell.
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     {American ivy}. See {Virginia creeper}.
  
     {American Party} (U. S. Politics), a party, about 1854, which
        opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those
        supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power.
  
     {Native american Party} (U. S. Politics), a party of
        principles similar to those of the American party. It
        arose about 1843, but soon died out.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  American \A*mer"i*can\ ([.a]*m[~e]r"[i^]*kan), 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.
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           The name American must always exalt the pride of
           patriotism.                              --Washington.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  American
       adj 1: of or relating to the United States of America or its people
              or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American
              English"; "the American dream"
       2: of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and
          islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere";
          "American flora and fauna"
       n 1: a native or inhabitant of the United States
       2: the English language as used in the United States [syn: {American
          English}, {American language}]
       3: a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central
          American or South American country