تعريف (american) في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.
- Aboriginal American
- Of the original settlers of North America
- Aboriginal American
- A member or descendant of the first immigrants to North America
- African American Vernacular English
- A variation of Modern English spoken predominately by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States
- African-American
- A black American
- African-American
- American and black
- African-American
- Black
- African-American
- Of or pertaining to the culture of African-American people
- African-American
- Any black person
- Afro-American
- Of African American heritage or culture
- Afro-American
- A resident of the United States who is of African heritage
- American
- An inhabitant of the Americas. More often this is specified as either North American, Central American or South American
Every American's origin is, historically speaking, by immigration, if scientific speculation that points to a human origin in Asia and a migration to the New World over frozen Bering Strait turns out to be correct.
- American
- The English language as spoken in the USA; American English
- American
- A person born in, or a citizen or inhabitant of, the United States of America
She went from Mexico to the USA before she gave birth, so her child would be an American.
- American
- Of or pertaining to the Americas. More often this is specified as either "North American" or "South American."
- American
- 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.
- American Airlines
- A pair of aces as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em, double-A, or "AA", the two-letter code for American Airlines
- American Bobtail
- A short-haired domestic cat breed originating in the United States. The breed has a genetic mutation, which caused a short tail
- American Bobtails
- plural form of American Bobtail
- American Bulldog
- A medium-sized breed of domestic dog
- American Bulldogs
- plural form of American Bulldog
- American Curl
- A short-hair or semi-longhair domestic cat breed originating in the United States. This breed displays distinctive backward curling ears
- American Curls
- plural form of American Curl
- American Dream
- A widespread determination by Americans to provide their children with a better upbringing than their parents were able to provide for them
- American Dream
- A philosophy that with hard work, courage and determination, anyone can prosper and achieve success
- American English
- The form of the English language that is chiefly used in North America, contrasted with British English and that of other places
- American English
- Of or related to, or spoken or written in American English
- American English
- The form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English and that of other places
- American Indian
- Relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas or their languages
- American Indian
- A member of some indigenous peoples of the Americas, especially the United States, but excluding the Inuit, Yupik, and Aleuts
- American Indian
- An indigenous person from the United States
- American Indians
- plural form of American Indian
- American Keuda
- A domestic cat provisional breed originating in the United States
- American Keudas
- plural form of American Keuda
- American League
- The younger of the two professional baseball leagues within Major League Baseball
- American Muslim Mission
- A Black Muslim organization allied to the Nation of Islam
- American Revolutionary War
- The American Revolution
- American Saddlebred
- A breed of horse that originated in Kentucky by crossing Thoroughbreds, Morgans and Standardbreds
- American Saddlebreds
- plural form of American Saddlebred
- American Samoa
- A US overseas territory in Oceania. Official name: Territory of American Samoa
- American Samoan
- Language, primarily spoken in American Samoa
- American Samoan
- A person from American Samoa or of American Samoan descent
- American Samoan
- Of, from, or pertaining to American Samoa, the American Samoan people or the American Samoan language
- American Shorthair
- A large, short-haired domestic cat breed originating in the United States
- American Shorthairs
- plural form of American Shorthair
- American Sign Language
- a language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate both concrete and abstract ideas; some signs are based on English words, but ASL syntax and grammar are not based on English
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- A 7-bit character set and character encoding, abbreviated ASCII. Based on the Roman alphabet as used in modern English, the code is employed almost universally on computing machinery
- American Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving Day, an American holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November
The McCarrolls were coming to Thanksgiving dinner. American Thanksgiving was not until November and, as Mimi told Sharon over the phone, “We can't let you be the only ones in the PMQs without a turkey dinner next week.”.
- American Wirehair
- A large, domestic cat breed with extraordinarily hard and wiry fur, originating in United States
- American Wirehairs
- plural form of American Wirehair
- American as apple pie
- Having characteristics considered quintessential to American life; very American
- American basswood
- A type of linden, native to eastern North America, Tilia americana
- American basswoods
- plural form of American basswood
- American beaver
- An individual of this species
- American beaver
- A species of beaver, Castor canadensis, native of North America
- American beavers
- plural form of American beaver
- American bison
- A bovine mammal, a species of bison, Bison bison
- American bisons
- plural form of American bison
- American bittern
- A medium-sized bittern most commonly found in North America, scientific name Botaurus lentiginosus, known for its resounding calls.Harris, M. 1999. "Botaurus lentiginosus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed September 27, 2008 at http: //animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Botaurus_lentiginosus.html
- American bitterns
- plural form of American bittern
- American black vulture
- A black vulture, Coragyps atratus
- American black vultures
- plural form of American black vulture
- American cheese
- A common processed cheese, orange, yellow, or white in colour and mild in flavour, with a medium-firm consistency
- American cocker spaniel
- An AKC registered breed of sporting dog, ranging between 18-30 lbs., originally bred in Britain as the English Cocker Spaniel for the sport of Cocking, or bird hunting. Breed divided by colors : Black, Sable, Parti, Tri, and ASCOB
- American cocker spaniels
- plural form of American cocker spaniel
- American cockroach
- The palmetto bug, Periplaneta americana See cockroach
- American cockroaches
- plural form of American cockroach
- American dun-bar
- a species of moth found in parts North America
- American dun-bars
- plural form of American dun-bar
- American eagle
- A species of eagle native to North America and notable for the white plumage on its head
- American eagles
- plural form of American eagle
- American football
- A game similar to rugby football in which two teams attempt to get an ovoid ball into each other's territory. Called football in the United States and Canada and American football elsewhere in the world
- American ginseng
- Panax quinquefolius, source of an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine as a tonic
- American golden plover
- A type of bird, Pluvialis dominica
- American golden plovers
- plural form of American golden plover
- American holly
- A species of holly, native to the eastern United States, Ilex opaca
- American hornbeam
- A common name for Carpinus caroliniana, a species of deciduous tree
- American hornbeam
- The wood of this species
- American hornbeam
- A tree of this species
- American hornbeams
- plural form of American hornbeam
- American jay
- Any of several species of jays in several genuses native to the Western hemisphere
- American jays
- plural form of American jay
- American kestrel
- a species of small falcon, Falco sparverius; a kestrel
- American kestrels
- plural form of American kestrel
- American laurel
- A flowering shrub, native to the eastern United States
- American laurels
- plural form of American laurel
- American mink
- A species of small mustelid, Mustela vison, that lives near water
- American mink
- An animal of that species
- American minks
- plural form of American mink
- American option
- an option that can be exercised at any date between the issue date and the expiry date
- American options
- plural form of American option
- American painted ladys
- plural form of American painted lady
- American robin
- A New World passerine bird; Turdus migratorius
- American robins
- plural form of American robin
- American spelling
- Such a spelling
- American spelling
- The preferred manner of English spelling in the United States
- American spellings
- plural form of American spelling
- American sweetgum
- A deciduous tree native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America, Liquidambar styraciflua
- American sweetgums
- plural form of American sweetgum
- American widgeons
- plural form of American widgeon
- American wire gauge
- A standard for the measurement of the diameter of wire, especially of non-ferrous, electrically conducting wire
- American woodcock
- A North American shorebird, Scolopax minor
- Anglo-American
- English-American, a North American of English heritage
- Anglo-American
- White, non-Hispanic citizen of the United States
- Anglo-American
- Of, belonging to, or involving both England (or Britain) and America.Oxford English Dictionary
- Argentine-American
- Someone who was born in Argentina and becomes a United States citizen after obtaining U.S. citizenship
- Central American
- Of or pertaining to Central America
- Central American
- A native or inhabitant of Central America
- General American
- The form of pronunciation of the English language considered to be typical of the United States, largely derived from a Midwestern accent
- I don't speak American Sign Language
- Indicates that the speaker is unable to speak the American Sign Language
- Latin American
- Of or relating to Latin America, its people, or its culture
- Latin American
- A native or inhabitant of Latin America, or of such descent
- Latin-American Spanish
- The continuum of standard forms of Spanish spoken in Latin America; compare peninsular Spanish
- Native American
- Of the American Indians
- Native American
- An American Indian, especially in the United States
- North American
- of, or relating to North America
- North American
- The "First People"; the first nation people of America. The first people to arrive in America about 20,000 to 30,000 yrs ago
- North American
- A person from or living in North America
- North American Indian
- A member of one of the indigenous peoples of North America (but not a member of the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik)
- North American Indian
- Of or related to the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik)
- North American Indians
- plural form of North American Indian
- Pan-American
- Covering or representing all of the Americas (both North America and South America), particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all countries in the Americas
- Pan-American
- An airline active in the United States from 1927 until 1991
- South American
- Of, or relating to South America
The Andes is a South American mountain range.
- South American
- A person from or living in South America
- U.S. American
- Alternative form of US American
- US American
- An inhabitant or citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to others who might be called Americans
- all-American
- A United States patriot
He was regarded by the other soldiers as an all-American for his courage in battle.
- all-American
- Known by, encompassing all of, or best in America
He was an all-American basketball player last year.
- do you accept American dollars
- Used to ask whether or not products or services may be paid for in American dollars
- mainstream American
- ordinary American people who are not ethnically or culturally marginalized
- mainstream American
- ordinary American ideas and values, especially political and/or religious ideas and values which are not extreme
- mainstream American
- Of or pertaining to mainstream America
- south american sea lion
- a sea lion found on the Chilean, Peruvian, Uruguayan and Argentine coasts, with a very large head with an upturned snout
- south american sea lions
- plural form of south american sea lion
- un-American
- Not good for interest of United States
- un-American
- unpatriotic; non-xenophobic
Driving that fuel-efficient foreign car is downright unAmerican.
- un-American
- Contrary to the principles or institutions of United States
- un-American
- incivil, immoral
- pan-american
- including or pertaining to the whole of america, both north and south
- South American
- of or pertaining to South America
- south american
- a native or inhabitant of South America of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of South America or their peoples
- american
- {a} pertaining to America
- american
- {n} native of America
- American Lonsdale
- Everlast is a manufacturer of boxing equipment. The Brand is also known in Britain as "American Lonsdale"
- American carob
- (Botanik, Bitkibilim) Prosopis pallida (syn. Prosopis limensis) is a species of mesquite tree. It has the common names kiawe, huarango, and American carob, as well as "bayahonda" (a generic term for Prosopis) and "algarrobo blanco" (usually used for Prosopis alba). It is a thorny legume, native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, particularly drier areas near the coast. While threatened in its native habitat, it is considered an invasive species in many other places
- American foulbrood
- A fatal disease of honeybee larvae caused by one of several types of bacteria, including Bacillus alvei
- American ingrant
- The made race Of America. Africans brought to America via slavery which breed with other races (Native American, Europeans, and other races) to form the group which is now being labled African American. Multi-ethnic race of the american population with skin color ranging from white to black with african ancestory, which was created from african slave trade to america
- American trypanosomiasis
- (Tıp, İlaç) Chagas disease ( /ˈʃɑːɡəs/, Portuguese: [ˈʃaɣɐʃ]; Portuguese: doença de Chagas, Spanish: enfermedad de Chagas-Mazza, mal de Chagas in both languages; also called American trypanosomiasis) is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi is commonly transmitted to humans and other mammals by an insect vector, the blood-sucking "kissing bugs" of the subfamily Triatominae (family Reduviidae) most commonly species belonging to the Triatoma, Rhodnius, and Panstrongylus genera
- american depositary receipt
- (Ekonomi) An American Depositary Receipt or American Depository Receipt represents ownership in the shares of a foreign company trading on US financial markets. The stock of many non-US companies trades on US exchanges through the use of ADRs. ADRs enable US investors to buy shares in foreign companies without undertaking cross-border transactions. ADRs carry prices in US dollars, pay dividends in US dollars, and can be traded like the shares of US-based companies
- american depository receipt
- (Ekonomi) An American Depositary Receipt or American Depository Receipt represents ownership in the shares of a foreign company trading on US financial markets. The stock of many non-US companies trades on US exchanges through the use of ADRs. ADRs enable US investors to buy shares in foreign companies without undertaking cross-border transactions. ADRs carry prices in US dollars, pay dividends in US dollars, and can be traded like the shares of US-based companies
- African American Vernacular English
- Any of the nonstandard varieties of English spoken by African Americans. Also called Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics. See Usage Note at Black English
- African-American
- African-Americans are black people living in the United States who are descended from families that originally came from Africa. Today African-Americans are 12 percent of the population. African-American is also an adjective. a group of African-American community leaders
- Afro-American
- {i} American who is of African descent, Black American
- Afro-Brazilian and Afro-American religions Afro-Caribbean
- Religions among persons of African ancestry in the Caribbean, Brazil, and U.S. These include Haitian vodun, the Jamaican Rastafarian movement, Santería, and Candomblé and other Macumba sects in Brazil. Similarly syncretistic religions appeared in the U.S. during the era of slavery. The Nation of Islam combines black nationalism with an unorthodox version of Islam. Black Protestant churches (especially Baptist and Pentecostal) have imported some forms of lively worship from Africa
- American
- Locomotive with 4-4-0 wheel arrangement (refer Whyte)
- American
- of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream"
- American
- a native or inhabitant of the United States
- American
- Hospital Association (AHA): A health care
- American
- {i} citizen of the United States; one who comes from North or South America
- American
- A descriptive term used to identify the group of American-type cheeses which includes Cheddar, Colby, granular or stirred-curd and washed or soaked-curd cheeses Monterey Jack is also included in this group
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- American
- the English language as used in the United States
- American
- Click here
- American
- An American person or thing belongs to or comes from the United States of America. the American Ambassador at the United Nations. the influence of American television and movies. see also Latin American An American is someone who is American. The 1990 Nobel Prize for medicine was won by two Americans. someone from the US. American Association of Retired Persons American Broadcasting Co. Arabian American Oil Company American Standard Code for Information Interchange. North American Free Trade Agreement Afro Caribbean Afro Brazilian and Afro American religions American Airlines American Anti Slavery Society American Ballet Theatre American Bar Association American Civil Liberties Union American Civil War American Express Co. American Fur Co. American Indian Native American American Indian languages American Indian Movement American Indian religions North American Indian religions South American Labor Party American League American Legion American Medical Association American Motors Corp. American Museum of Natural History American Protective Association American Renaissance American Revolution American Saddlebred American Saddle Horse American Samoa Territory of American Samoa American Stock Exchange American System of manufacture American aloe Daughters of the American Revolution Early American furniture American Volunteer Group House Un American Activities Committee Inter American Development Bank American Party Latin American arts Mexican American War Native American Church Native American arts Organization of American States Pan American Sports Games Pan American World Airways Inc. Pan American Highway Pan American Union Philippine American War Scientific American Spanish American War American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations British American Tobacco PLC British American Tobacco Company Ltd. 1902-76 Latin American Integration Association Latin American Free Trade Association LAFTA
- American
- LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION (ALTA): A national association of title insurance companies, abstractors, and agents The association adopts standard title policy forms
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
- {i} AACS, American based institute of cosmetic surgery studies
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- a school in New York City for training actors, where many famous actors have studied
- American Airlines
- Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the western Pacific. Its parent company, AMR Corp., also has holdings in food services, hotels, and airport ground services. The company acquired Trans World Airlines in 2001
- American Anti-Slavery Society
- Main activist arm of the U.S. abolition movement, which sought an immediate end to slavery in the country (see abolitionism). Cofounded in 1833 by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan, it promoted the formation of state and local auxiliaries to agitate for abolition. Despite violent opposition, by 1840 the group had 2,000 auxiliaries and more than 150,000 members, including Theodore Weld and Wendell Phillips. Its most effective public meetings featured testimony by former slaves, including Frederick Douglass and William Wells Brown. In 1839 it split into two factions: a radical group led by Garrison that denounced the Constitution as supportive of slavery and a moderate faction led by Tappan that led to the birth of the Liberty Party
- American Association of Retired Persons
- AARP an organization in the US for people who are 50 or older, especially people who have stopped working
- American Ballet Theatre
- Prominent ballet company based in New York City. It was founded in 1939 as the Ballet Theatre (the name was changed in 1958) by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant to promote works "American in character." Oliver Smith replaced Pleasant as codirector in 1945; Mikhail Baryshnikov served as artistic director from 1980 to 1989 after dancing with the company in the 1970s. New ballets were created for the company by Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp, and Antony Tudor; Michel Fokine revived many of his earlier works for them as well. Principal dancers have included Alicia Alonso, Erik Bruhn, Anton Dolin, and Natalia Makarova
- American Bar Association
- a large national organization for lawyers in the US. Voluntary association (founded 1878) of U.S. lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals. The largest bar association in the U.S., it seeks to improve the legal profession, ensure the availability of legal services to all citizens, and improve the administration of justice. It conducts educational and research projects, sponsors professional meetings, and publishes a monthly journal. At the beginning of the 21st century its membership exceeded 400,000
- American Basketball League
- ABL, one of the professional basketball leagues in the USA
- American Beauty
- A type of rose bearing large, long-stemmed purplish-red flowers
- American Civil Liberties Union
- American organization that defends individual rights (such as free speech, freedom of choice, protection from discrimination, etc.), ACLU
- American Dream
- name of super-stretched, 20000 lbs, 16-wheel, 60-foot Cadillac limousine with twin turbo-charged 500 ci front wheel drive engines, a swimming pool, hot tub, waterbed, helicopter pad, satellite disc, putting green; designed by Jay Ohrberg of "Jay Ohrberg Show Cars", 6200 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028 (213) 469-1868; holder of "world's longest car" record (report an photos, CCI 27: 1); Ohrberg planned to built 120 ft limousine the following year I have no information concerning the latter project
- American Expeditionary Forces
- American armed forces sent to fight overseas (esp. during World War I), AEF
- American Express
- {i} American Express Company, American company based in New York City, provider of diversified financial and travel services worldwide
- American Express
- a US company that has a credit card service, exchanges foreign money, and sells travellers cheques
- American Express Co
- U.S. financial-services company. Founded in 1850 as an express-transportation company, American Express originally provided rapid transport of goods across New York and the Midwest. The company introduced traveler's checks in 1891 and opened its first European office in Paris in 1895. Its contemporary businesses include credit cards, services for travelers (including tour packages and car-rental reservations), and banking and investment services
- American Express Company
- {i} American Express, American company based in New York City, provider of diversified financial and travel services worldwide
- American Federation of Labor
- The American Federation of Labor, unlike the Knights of Labor, accepted industrial capitalism but rejected reform and partisan politics Led by Samuel Gompers, it concentrated on practical, reachable goals such as higher wages, shorter workdays, and improved working conditions
- American Federation of Labor
- A confederation of labor unions founded in 1886, it was composed mainly of skilled craft unions and was the first national labor organization to survive and experience a degree of success, largely because of its conservative leadership that accepted industrial capitalism
- American Football Conference
- one of the two conferences in the National Football League (subdivided into the AFC-East, AFC-Central, and the AFC-West), AFC
- American Football League
- AFL, one of the two professional football leagues in the USA
- American Home Products
- American corporation headquartered in New Jersey, manufacturer of biotechnological products (such as pharmaceuticals and agricultural products)
- American Idol
- {i} United States television series searching for a superstar
- American Indian
- {i} North American Indian, member of any of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting North and South America, Native American, Amerindian; any of the several languages spoken by the Native Americans
- American Indian languages
- Languages spoken by the original inhabitants of the Americas and the West Indies and by their modern descendants. They display an extraordinary structural range, and no attempt to unite them into a small number of genetic groupings has won general acceptance. Before the arrival of Columbus, more than 300 distinct languages were spoken in North America north of Mexico by an estimated population of two to seven million. Today fewer than 170 languages are spoken, of which the great majority are spoken fluently only by older adults. A few widespread language families (Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Athabaskan, Uto-Aztecan, Salishan) account for many of the languages of eastern and interior North America, though the far west was an area of extreme diversity (see Hokan; Penutian). It is estimated that in Mexico and northern Central America (Mesoamerica), an estimated 15-20 million people spoke more than 300 languages before Columbus. The large Otomanguean and Maya families and a single language, Nahuatl, shared Mesoamerica with many smaller families and language isolates. More than 10 of these languages and language complexes still have more than 100,000 speakers. South America and the West Indies had an estimated pre-Columbian population of 10-20 million, speaking more than 500 languages. Important language families include Chibchan in Colombia and southern Central America, Quechuan and Aymaran in the Andean region, and Arawakan, Cariban, and Tupian in northern and central lowland South America. Aside from Quechuan and Aymaran, with about 10 million speakers, and the Tupian language Guaraní, most remaining South American Indian languages have very few speakers, and some face certain extinction
- American Indianist
- A specialist in Native American cultures, languages, or affairs
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
- charitable Jewish American organization whose purpose is to aid Jews in distress overseas, JOINT
- American Labor Party
- Minor political party organized in New York state in 1936. It was founded by the labour leaders Sidney Hillman and David Dubinsky and by liberal Democrats and old-line socialists. The party supported Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs and backed candidates who endorsed liberal social legislation. Though influential in New York City elections, after 1940 it was plagued by divisions between pro-and anti-communist factions. It was dissolved in 1956
- American Motors Corp
- Former U.S. automobile manufacturer. AMC was formed in 1954 from the merger of two pioneering auto manufacturers, Nash-Kelvinator Corp. (successor to Nash Motor Co., founded 1916) and Hudson Motor Car Co. (founded 1909). AMC produced AMC compact cars, AM General trucks and buses, and, until 1968, Kelvinator appliances. Jeeps joined the product line after AMC purchased the Kaiser-Jeep Corp. (dating to 1903) in 1970. AMC became a subsidiary of Chrysler Corp. in 1987, which in turn merged with Daimler-Benz in 1998 to form DaimlerChrysler AG
- American National Standards Institute
- U.S. engineering organization that determines procedures for the development and coordination of voluntary American National Standards, ANSI
- American Revolution
- The war between the American colonies and Great Britain (1775-1783), leading to the formation of the independent United States. or United States War of Independence (1775-83) War that won political independence for 13 of Britain's North American colonies, which formed the United States of America. After the end of the costly French and Indian War (1763), Britain imposed new taxes (see Stamp Act; Sugar Act) and trade restrictions on the colonies, fueling growing resentment and strengthening the colonists' objection to their lack of representation in the British Parliament. Determined to achieve independence, the colonies formed the Continental Army, composed chiefly of minutemen, to challenge Britain's large, organized militia. The war began when Britain sent a force to destroy rebel military stores at Concord, Mass. After fighting broke out on April 19, 1775 (see Battles of Lexington and Concord), rebel forces began a siege of Boston that ended when American forces under Henry Knox forced out the British troops under William Howe on March 17, 1776 (see Battle of Bunker Hill). Britain's offer of pardon in exchange for surrender was refused by the Americans, who declared themselves independent on July 4, 1776 (see Declaration of Independence). British forces retaliated by driving the army of George Washington from New York to New Jersey. On December 25, Washington crossed the Delaware River and won the battles of Trenton and Princeton. The British army split to cover more territory, a fatal error. In engaging the Americans in Pennsylvania, notably in the Battle of the Brandywine, they left the troops in the north vulnerable. Despite a victory in the Battle of Ticonderoga, British troops under John Burgoyne were defeated by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold in the Battle of Saratoga (Oct. 17, 1777). Washington quartered his 11,000 troops through a bleak winter at Valley Forge, where they received training from Frederick Steuben that gave them victory in Monmouth, N.J., on June 28, 1778. British forces in the north thenceforth chiefly concentrated near New York. France, which had been secretly furnishing aid to the Americans since 1776, finally declared war on Britain in June 1778. French troops assisted American troops in the south, culminating in the successful Siege of Yorktown, where Charles Cornwallis surrendered his forces on Oct. 19, 1781, bringing an end to the war on land. War continued at sea, fought chiefly between Britain and the U.S.'s European allies. The navies of Spain and the Netherlands contained most of Britain's navy near Europe and away from the fighting in America. The last battle of the war was won by the American navy under John Barry in March 1783 in the Straits of Florida. With the Treaty of Paris (Sept. 3, 1783), Britain recognized the independence of the U.S. east of the Mississippi River and ceded Florida to Spain
- American Revolution
- The struggle by which the United States won independence from Great Britain (1775-1783)
- American Revolutionary War
- the war in which people in Britain's colonies in North America became independent and established the United States of America (1775-83)
- American Saddlebred
- or American Saddle Horse Breed of light horse that originated in the U.S. The breed was developed by crossing Thoroughbreds, Morgans, and Standardbreds on native mares having an easy gait. It stands 15-16 hands (5-5.3 ft [1.5-1.6 m]) high, and its colours are bay, brown, black, gray, and chestnut. Two show categories are for three-gaited and five-gaited horses. The three natural gaits are walk, trot, and canter; the five-gaited horse also has two trained gaits, the rack and the slow gait, or running walk. The American Saddlebred is also well known as a fine harness horse for show
- American Samoa
- {i} (Territory of American Samoa) group of islands in the southern Pacific Ocean which are a territory of the United States of America
- American Samoan
- {s} pertaining to American Samoan; pertaining to the citizens of American Samoan
- American Sign Language
- The primary sign language used by deaf and hearing-impaired people in the United States and Canada, devised in part by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet on the basis of sign language in France. Also called Ameslan
- American Sign Language
- {i} ASL, sign language used in the USA
- American Spanish
- The Spanish language as used in the Western Hemisphere
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- A 7-bit binary code standardized by American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for use by personal computers (PCs) and some mainframes to represent alphanumeric and graphical characters An additional bit is included to form an 8-bit character (byte)
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- Pronounced 'ask-ee', a code used by computers to represent alphanumeric characters and some punctuation marks Each character is represented by a 7-digit binary number, 0000000 to 1111111, giving a total character set of 128 E-mail messages sent over the Internet take ASCII form, meaning that some kind of conversion is often required
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- (ASCII) The primary encoding character set used in computers The current version has 7 bits per character 8-bit "words" or character codes provide a bit that can be used as a check bit to help verify that the remaining 7 bits are correct
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- Basic computer characters accepted by all American machines and many foreign ones
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- ASCII is also sometimes called TTY because of its heritage in the teletype industry ASCII is used to represent characters, numbers, and control codes It is the most commonly recognized standard among the general PC and minicomputer users
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- A code with seven information signals plus one parity check signal, designed for interworking between computers (i e , the transmittal of text) The most popular coding method used by computers for converting letters, numbers, punctuation and control codes with digital form
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- ASCII (pronounced ass-key) is the standard character set displayed by most computers; it's what you see in e-mail messages Thus the somewhat redundant phrase "plain ascii" to denote text that has no special fonts or graphics elements
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- The character set used by most American computers Supersets of ASCII contain non-English characters
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- The predominant character set encoding of present-day computers ASCII uses 7 bits for each character It does not include accented letters or any other letter forms not used in English (such as the German sharp-S or the Norwegian ae-ligature) Compare to Unicode
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- A standard code used in data transmission in which 128 symbols are each represented by a binary number
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- A standard character-to-number encoding widely used in the computer industry See also: EBCDIC [Source: RFC1392]
- American Stock Exchange
- The American Stock Exchange (AMEX) was originated in 1842 as the New York Curb Exchange and became known as the American Stock Exchange in 1953 The more than 800 stocks listed on the AMEX generally represent smaller and younger companies than those on the NYSE The requirements for a company to be listed on the AMEX include: Pre-tax Income of $750,000 in the latest fiscal year of 2 of the most recent 3 yearsMarket value of public float of $3 millionA minimum price of $3Stockholders' Equity of $4 million
- American Stock Exchange
- One of five U S Exchanges that trade options
- American Stock Exchange
- The second-largest stock exchange in the U S See New York Stock Exchange
- American Stock Exchange
- The second stock exchange in New York, often referred to as the "Curb " Its address is 86 Trinity Place, New York City, NY 10006
- American Stock Exchange
- The second-largest stock exchange in the United States It trades mostly in small-to medium-sized companies