American
/əˈmɛɹɪkən/ adjective C2- Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture. · He married an American woman in order to get an American passport.· Thanksgiving is an American tradition.
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Americas. · This is pure American powder from the foothills of Colombia.
- Of, from, or pertaining to British North America.
- Able to be exercised on any date between its issue and expiry; contrasted with European.
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We know that an American calling himself Hargrave came to Tunbridge Wells two days ago with bicycle and valise.
“I just wish I was a rich American and could spend my summer at a hotel and wear jewels and low-necked dresses and have ice cream and chicken salad every blessed day.
There was an American sitting behind Jane and me--such a romantic-looking man, with coal-black hair and eyes.
When the concert was over, the stout, pink lady--who was the wife of an American millionaire--took her under her wing, and introduced her to everybody; and everybody was very nice to her.
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