American

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·adj Of or pertaining to the United States.

II. American ·adj Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.

III. American ·noun A native of America;

— originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States.

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