american Definition

an American Indian of North America or South America

a native or inhabitant of North America or South America

a native or inhabitant of the U.S. : a U.S. citizen

of or relating to America

of or relating to the U.S. or its possessions or original territory

green anole

a processed cheese made from American cheddar

a dish of elbow macaroni, ground beef, and tomatoes or tomato sauce typically with chopped onions and green peppers

a common North American ixodid tick (Dermacentor variabilis) especially of dogs and humans that is an important vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia —called also dog tick

an American social ideal that stresses egalitarianism and especially material prosperity; also : the prosperity or life that is the realization of this ideal

a yellow to greenish-brown catadromous eel (Anguilla rostrata) that is lighter below, has 103 to 111 vertebrae, is found in fresh and coastal waters along the Atlantic coasts of North America, and is held to spawn in or near the Sargasso Sea

a large elm (Ulmus americana) of eastern and central North America that has gradually spreading branches and pendulous branchlets

the English language as spoken in the U.S. —used especially with the implication that it is clearly distinguishable from British English yet not so divergent as to be a separate language