| African American |
an American who has ancestors of African descent. |
| African-American |
of or having to do with Americans who have ancestors of African descent. |
| Afro-American |
See "African-American." |
| all-American |
chosen as one of the best players in the United States in a particular sport. [2 definitions] |
| American Beauty |
a type of hybrid rose that bears long-stemmed red flowers. |
| American cheese |
a mild processed cheese, usu. made from cheddar. |
| American Civil Liberties Union |
an organization that works to defend and preserve the civil rights of citizens in the United States. |
| American dream |
the American ideal that any man or woman may obtain material wealth, equality, freedom, and the like. |
| American eagle |
the bald eagle, esp. as shown on the great seal of the United States. |
| American English |
the English language as spoken and written in the United States. |
| American Indian |
a member of any of the native peoples of North America, Central America, South America, or the West Indies, except for Eskimos. American Indians are also called Native Americans. |
| American plan |
a system by which hotels charge a fixed rate for room, meals, and service. (Cf. European plan.) |
| American Revised Version |
see "American Standard Version." |
| American Revolution |
the war of 1775-83 in which the American colonies won their independence from Great Britain. |
| American Samoa |
an unincorporated U.S. territory consisting of seven South Pacific islands north of Tonga. (Cf. Samoa, Western Samoa.) |
| American Sign Language |
a language used by many deaf people in North America, made up of hand movements and signs. |
| American Standard Version |
an American revision of the King James Version of the Bible, taken primarily from the earlier Revised Version and published in 1901; American Revised Version. |
| Anglo-American |
of, pertaining to, or involving both England and America or English and American people. [2 definitions] |
| Asian American |
of or having to do with American people of Asian origin, or their history or culture. [2 definitions] |
| Asian-American |
of or pertaining to Americans of Asian descent or to their history or culture. |