a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country a native or inhabitant of the United States of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere"; "American flora and fauna"
of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream
A native of America; originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States