Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ l- ə - ' mer- ə -k ə n, - ' me-r ə -
Function: adjective
Date: 1888
1 a also all-Amer · i · ca \ - ə -k ə \ : selected (as by a poll of journalists) as one of the best in the U.S. in a particular category at a particular time <an all-American quarterback> b : having only all-American participants <an all-American basketball team>
2 : composed wholly of American elements
3 : representative or typical of the U.S. or its ideals <an all-American boy> <her all-American optimism>
4 : of or relating to the American nations as a group