american
IPA: ʌmˈɛrʌkʌn
Root Word: American
noun
- Any inhabitant of the Americas.
- (historical) A citizen or inhabitant of British North America.
- (archaic) Synonym of American Indian or Native American, an indigenous inhabitant of the Americas.
- (uncountable, US printing, rare, dated) A size of type smaller than German, 1-point type.
- A citizen or inhabitant of the United States of America.
- (informal, humorous, colloquial) The dialect of English spoken in and around the contiguous United States of America.
- (clipping of) American cheese.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.
- (uncommon) Of, from, or pertaining to the Americas.
- (historical) Of, from, or pertaining to British North America.
- (archaic) Synonym of American Indian and Native American, of, from, or pertaining to the indigenous inhabitants of the Americas.
- (finance, of an option, not comparable) Able to be exercised on any date between its issue and expiry.
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