American

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A citizen or national of the United States of America.

   • My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.
2. 2

   Any inhabitant of the Americas.

3. 3

   A citizen or inhabitant of British America.

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   1. 4

      An indigenous inhabitant of the Americas.

      • The Americans believe that all creatures have souls.
      • Within a few months the ‘slave Alexandre’ had been successfully transformed into what, across the Channel, was called a ‘blackamoor dandy’. Parisians preferred the more politely euphemistic term ‘American’. ]
   2. 5

      An inhabitant of French or Spanish New World colonies.

   3. 6

      The dialect of English spoken in and around the contiguous United States of America.

      • -A . Spanish ; my mother and father speak American ; my brothers and sisters speak Spanish ; when he is in the house , we speak American ; we have American prayers at night before we go to bed . Q. Is that usual in the families of the[…]
      • “Do you speak American,” then asked the lady. “Oh, naow,” he replied with a still stronger emphasis. “But wouldn't you like to learn American?" persisted the lady. “Oh, naow, thanks," answered this sturdy little patriot. […]
      • The fact that they speak American and don ' t wear German uniforms makes them more dangerous than the Jerries themselves . What does your Springfield Plan do about them ? Here is a fighting challenge . In the light of this challenge the[…]
   4. 7

      American cheese.

      • Q: What kinds of cheese do you have? A: We have American, Swiss, cheddar, provolone, or wiz.
   5. 8

      A steam locomotive of the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement.

   6. 9

      A size of type smaller than German, 1-point type.

   7. 10

      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.
      • Should you ever be athirst in the great American desert, try this experiment, if your caravan happen to be supplied with a metaphysical professor.
   8. 11

      Of, from, or pertaining to the Americas.

      • This is pure American powder from the foothills of Colombia.
   9. 12

      Of, from, or pertaining to British North America.

   10. 13

       Of, from, or pertaining to the indigenous inhabitants of the Americas.

   11. 14

       Able to be exercised on any date between its issue and expiry.

       • All of these trade on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Most of the contracts are European. An exception is the OEX contract on the S&P 100, which is American.
       • Multi-dimensional option pricing becomes an important topic in financial markets (Franker et al., 2008). Among which, the American-type derivative (e.g. the Bermudan option) pricing is a challenging problem.
   12. 15

       A township in Allen County, Ohio, United States.

The neighborhood

• synonymWestern Hemispherianperson from the Americas
• synonymNew Worlderperson from the Americas