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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  American \A*mer"i*can\ ([.a]*m[~e]r"[i^]*kan), a. [Named from
     Americus Vespucius.]
     1. Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent:
        American Indians.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Of or pertaining to the United States. ``A young officer
        of the American navy.'' --Lyell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     American ivy. See Virginia creeper.
  
     American Party (U. S. Politics), a party, about 1854, which
        opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those
        supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power.
  
     Native american Party (U. S. Politics), a party of
        principles similar to those of the American party. It
        arose about 1843, but soon died out.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  American \A*mer"i*can\ ([.a]*m[~e]r"[i^]*kan), n.
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The name American must always exalt the pride of
           patriotism.                              --Washington.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Nutmeg \Nut"meg\, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of
     the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F.
     noix muscade. See Nut, and Musk.] (Bot.)
     The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica
     fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated
     elsewhere in the tropics.
  
     Note: This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of
           a pear, of a yellowish color without and almost white
           within. This opens into two nearly equal longitudinal
           valves, inclosing the nut surrounded by its aril, which
           is mace The nutmeg is an aromatic, very grateful to the
           taste and smell, and much used in cookery. Other
           species of Myristica yield nutmegs of inferior
           quality.
  
     American, Calabash, or Jamaica, nutmeg, the fruit of
        a tropical shrub ({Monodora Myristica). It is about the
        size of an orange, and contains many aromatic seeds
        imbedded in pulp.
  
     Brazilian nutmeg, the fruit of a lauraceous tree,
        Cryptocarya moschata.
  
     California nutmeg, tree of the Yew family ({Torreya
        Californica), growing in the Western United States, and
        having a seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but
        is strongly impregnated with turpentine.
  
     Clove nutmeg, the Ravensara aromatica, a laura ceous tree
        of Madagascar. The foliage is used as a spice, but the
        seed is acrid and caustic.
  
     Jamaica nutmeg. See American nutmeg (above).
  
     Nutmeg bird (Zo["o]l.), an Indian finch ({Munia
        punctularia).
  
     Nutmeg butter, a solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by
        expression.
  
     Nutmeg flower (Bot.), a ranunculaceous herb ({Nigella
        sativa) with small black aromatic seeds, which are used
        medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and
        clothing.
  
     Nutmeg liver (Med.), a name applied to the liver, when, as
        the result of heart or lung disease, it undergoes
        congestion and pigmentation about the central veins of its
        lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a
        nutmeg.
  
     Nutmeg melon (Bot.), a small variety of muskmelon of a rich
        flavor.
  
     Nutmeg pigeon (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        pigeons of the genus Myristicivora, native of the East
        Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or
        cream-white, with black on the wings and tail.
  
     Nutmeg wood (Bot.), the wood of the Palmyra palm.
  
     Peruvian nutmeg, the aromatic seed of a South American tree
        ({Laurelia sempervirens).
  
     Plume nutmeg (Bot.), a spicy tree of Australia
        ({Atherosperma moschata).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  American \A*mer"i*can\, a. [Named from Americus Vespucius.]
     1. Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent:
        American Indians.
  
     2. Of or pertaining to the United States. ``A young officer
        of the American navy.'' --Lyell.
  
     American ivy. See Virginia creeper.
  
     American Party (U. S. Politics), a party, about 1854, which
        opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those
        supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power.
  
     Native american Party (U. S. Politics), a party of
        principles similar to those of the American party. It
        arose about 1843, but soon died out.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  American \A*mer"i*can\, n.
     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.
  
           The name American must always exalt the pride of
           patriotism.                              --Washington.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  American
       adj 1: of or relating to the United States of America or its people
              or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American
              English"; "the American dream"
       2: of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and
          islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere";
          "American flora and fauna"
       n 1: a native or inhabitant of the United States
       2: the English language as used in the United States [syn: American
          English, American language]
       3: a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central
          American or South American country

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  american
     Ρουμανικά a.
     αμερικανικός
     Ρουμανικά n.
     Αμερικανός

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  American
     Αγγλικά a.
     αμερικανικός
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ εθνικό en) Αμερικανός, Αμερικανίδα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  american
     Occitan a.
     American
     Piedmontese a.
     American
     Venetian a.
     American

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  American
     a.
     Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, #Noun, or
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture%20of%20the%20United%20States.
     n.
     1 any inhabitant of the Americas.
     2 (lb en historic) A citizen or inhabitant of (w: British North
  America).
     3 (lb en archaic) (synonym of en American Indian) ''or'' '''(l en
  Native American)''', an indigenous inhabitant of the Americas. (from
  16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  American
     a.
     Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, #Noun, or
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture%20of%20the%20United%20States.
     n.
     1 any inhabitant of the Americas.
     2 (lb en historic) A citizen or inhabitant of (w: British North
  America).
     3 (lb en archaic) (synonym of en American Indian) ''or'' '''(l en
  Native American)''', an indigenous inhabitant of the Americas. (from
  16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  american
     Venetian a.
     American

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  American
     a.
     Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, #Noun, or
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture%20of%20the%20United%20States.
     n.
     1 any inhabitant of the Americas.
     2 (lb en historic) A citizen or inhabitant of (w: British North
  America).
     3 (lb en archaic) (synonym of en American Indian) ''or'' '''(l en
  Native American)''', an indigenous inhabitant of the Americas. (from
  16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  american
     Venetian a.
     American

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  American
     a.
     Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, #Noun, or
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture%20of%20the%20United%20States.
     n.
     1 any inhabitant of the Americas.
     2 (lb en historic) A citizen or inhabitant of (w: British North
  America).
     3 (lb en archaic) (synonym of en American Indian) ''or'' '''(l en
  Native American)''', an indigenous inhabitant of the Americas. (from
  16th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  american
     Romania a.
     1 amerikkalainen
     2 yhdysvaltalainen

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  American
     Englanti a.
     1 yhdysvaltalainen (+luokka en paikadj)
     2 amerikkalainen
     Englanti n.
     1 yhdysvaltalainen (+luokka en kansa)
     2 amerikkalainen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  American
     Engelska a.
     1 amerikansk; som berör Amerika
     2 amerikansk; som berör USA
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=nationaliteter språk=en) amerikan

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  American /ɐmˈɛɹɪkən/
  1. Amerikaans
  2. Amerikaner

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  American /ɐmˈɛɹɪkən/
  Indiaan, Rooihuid

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  American /ɐmˈɛɹɪkən/
  الأمريكيّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  American //əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən// //əˈmɜɹ.ə.kən// 
  америка́нски, американски 2.
  of or pertaining to the Americas
   3.
  of or pertaining to the U.S., its people or its culture

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  American //əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən// //əˈmɜɹ.ə.kən// 
  америка́нец, америка́нка
  person born in, or a citizen of, the U.S.