american

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Synonyms: america, americas, namerican, african, americano, aerian, americ, americans, murican, mexican, americana

Antonyms: america, americas, namerican, african, americano, aerian, americ, americans, murican, mexican, americana

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|citizen or national of the United States of America}} A [[citizen]] or [[national]] of the [[United States of America]].
2. {{senseid|en|any inhabitant of the Americas}} Any [[inhabitant]] of the [[Americas]].
3. {{senseid|en|inhabitant of British America, historically}} {{lb|en|historical}} A [[citizen]] or [[inhabitant]] of {{w|British America}}.
4. {{senseid|en|indigenous inhabitant of the Americas}} {{lb|en|archaic}} An [[indigenous]] [[inhabitant]] of the [[Americas]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|18th century to 19th century}} An inhabitant of French or Spanish New World colonies.
6. {{senseid|en|American English}} {{lb|en|informal|humorous|colloquial}} The [[dialect]] of [[English]] spoken in and around the contiguous United States of America.
7. {{senseid|en|American cheese}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} {{clipping of|en|American cheese}}.
8. {{ellipsis of|en|American cockroach}}.
9. {{senseid|en|4-4-0 locomotive}} {{lb|en|rail}} A [[steam locomotive]] of the [[4-4-0]] [[wheel arrangement]]. {{swp|4-4-0}}
10. {{senseid|en|printing}}{{lb|en|uncountable|US|_|printing|rare|dated}} A [[size]] of [[type]] [[small]]er than {{l|en|German|id=printing}}, 1-[[point]] [[type]].

Adjective

1. {{senseid|en|of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America}} Of, from, or [[pertaining]] to the [[United States of America]], [[#Noun|its people]], or [[w:Culture of the United States|its culture]].
2. {{senseid|en|of, from, or pertaining to the Americas}} {{lb|en|uncommon}} Of, from, or [[pertain]]ing to the [[Americas]].
3. {{senseid|en|of, from, or pertaining to British North America, historically}} {{lb|en|historical}} Of, from, or [[pertaining]] to {{w|British North America}}.
4. {{senseid|en|of, from, or pertaining to the indigenous inhabitants of the Americas}} {{lb|en|archaic}} Of, from, or [[pertaining]] to the [[indigenous]] [[inhabitant]]s of the [[Americas]].
5. {{senseid|en|of an option, able to be exercised on any date}} {{lb|en|finance|of an option|not comparable}} [[able|Able]] to be [[exercise]]d on [[any]] [[date]] between its [[issue]] and [[expiry]]; contrasted with ''[[European]]''.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|twp|co/Allen County|s/Ohio|c/USA}}.

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