From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [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" [syn: American]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and
islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere";
"American flora and fauna" [syn: American]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the United States [syn:
American]
2: the English language as used in the United States [syn:
American English, American language, American]
3: a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central
American or South American country [syn: American]
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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