American

noun

1. 1

   A citizen or national of the United States of America.

   Americans! your republican politics, not less than your republican religion, are flagrantly inconsistent. You boast of your love of liberty, your superior civilization, and your pure Christianity, while the whole political power of the nation... is solemnly pledged to support and perpetuate the enslavement of three millions of your countrymen.

   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.

   Graham Norton: But the people coming up to you now, like the Americans, well, you know, the Americans, they're not shy, the Americans. Maggie Smith: No. Well, no but I don't go anywhere where really they can get at me. It's usually in museums and art galleries and things, so that limits things. I keep away from there, and Harrod's I don't go near.

   Roughly two-thirds of Americans default to the General American accent, with other dialects like Southern, AAVE, and Chicano usually being considered lower prestige outside of entertainment and politics.

2. 2

   Any inhabitant of the Americas.

3. 3

   historicalA citizen or inhabitant of British America.

4. 4

   archaicAn 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’. ]

5. 5

   obsoleteAn inhabitant of French or Spanish New World colonies.

   1839, Washington Irving, 'National Nomenclature', The Knickerbocker In France, when I have announced myself as an American, I have been supposed to belong to one of the French colonies; in Spain, to be from Mexico, or Peru, or some other Spanish-American country.

6. 6

   informalThe 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[…]

   Donate for Give. Good American, but not good English.

7. 7

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

8. 8

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

9. 9

   Variant of American cheeseClipping of American cheese.

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

10. 10

    Variant of American cockroachEllipsis of American cockroach.

adjective

1. 1

   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.

   Each new wave of immigration helped meet the needs of American development and made its distinctive contribution to the American character.

2. 2

   Of, from, or pertaining to the Americas.

   This is pure American powder from the foothills of Colombia.

3. 3

   historicalOf, from, or pertaining to British North America.

4. 4

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

5. 5

   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.

   Based on the analyses throughout the case study, it is recommended that the use of a model that assumes an ESO is European style when, in fact, the option is American style with the other exotic variables should not be permitted, as this substantially overstates compensation expenses.

proper noun

1. 1

   A township in Allen County, Ohio, United States.

Forms

plural

Americans

comparative

more American

superlative

most American