AMERICAN


Meaning of AMERICAN in English

I. -kən noun

( -s )

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: America, the continental region + English -an

1. : an Indian of No. America or So. America

2. : a native or inhabitant of No. America or So. America — usually used with a qualifying adjective

Latin Americans

North Americans

of all except inhabitants of the United States

3. : a citizen of the United States

4. : american english

II. adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

1. : belonging to, inhabiting, coming from, or forming part of America

American waters

an American people

American products

the American land masses

2. : belonging to, inhabiting, coming from, or forming part of the U.S., its possessions, or original territory

American air bases

the first American colonists

American soldiers

a typical American city

3. : relating or belonging to the division of mankind that comprises the Indians of No. America and So. America now regarded as an offshoot of the Mongolian

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.