american

/ɐmˈɛɹɪkən/

american

relating to the United States or its people

of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas

American

a native or inhabitant of the United States

American English; the English language as used in the United States

a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country

Examples

1. Jeans are as American as apple pie.

2. He sounded American as apple pie.

3. As an American, she had little truck with the painful formality of English life.

4. British English and American English use different vocabulary for the same things.