Noun
- 1. American, inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
- usage: a native or inhabitant of the United States
- 2. American English, American language, American, English, English language
- usage: the English language as used in the United States
- 3. American, inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
- usage: a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
Adjective
- 1. American
- usage: of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream"
- 2. American
- usage: of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere"; "American flora and fauna"
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