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