(adj) of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture, Example:American citizens; American English; the American dream

american

(adj) of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas, Example:the American hemisphere; American flora and fauna

americana

(n) any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America

american agave

(n) widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies, Syn. Agave americana

american alligator

(n) large alligator of the southeastern United States, Syn. Alligator mississipiensis

american angelica tree

(n) small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States, Syn. devil's walking stick, Aralia spinosa, Hercules'-club

american arborvitae

(n) small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets, Syn. Thuja occidentalis, northern white cedar, white cedar

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

American

a. [ Named from Americus Vespucius. ] 1. Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the United States. “A young officer of the American navy.” Lyell. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

American

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The name American must always exalt the pride of patriotism. Washington. [ 1913 Webster ]

Americana

n. 1. any artifact (such a books or furniture or art) that is distinctive to America. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

American Indian

n. 1. a red-skinned member of a race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived.
Syn. -- Indian, native American, Amerindian, Red Indian [ WordNet 1.5 ]

American-Indian

adj. 1. of or pertaining to American Indians
Syn. -- Amerindian, Amerind, Amerindic, Indian, native American [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Americanism

n. 1. Attachment to the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an American characteristic or idea. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A word or phrase peculiar to the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

Americanization

n. The process of Americanizing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Americanize

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Americanizer p. pr. & vb. n. Americanizing. ] To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics. [ 1913 Webster ]

American plan

. In hotels, aplan upon which guests pay for both room and board by the day, week, or other convenient period; -- contrasted with European plan. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

American Protective Association

. A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office. Abbrev. commonly to A. P .A. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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