■ adjective relating to or characteristic of the United States.
↘relating to the continents of America.
■ noun a native or inhabitant of the United States.
↘a native or inhabitant of any of the countries of North, South, or Central America.
Phrases
the ~ dream the ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any ~, allowing the highest aspirations to be achieved.
Derivatives
~ism noun
~ization or ~isation noun
~ize or ~ise verb
~ness noun