American

American

American(s) may refer to:

  • A person or attribute of one of the nations of the Americas
  • Americans, citizens or attributes of or from the United States of America
    • See also: Citizenship in the United States, Names for United States citizens
  • The indigenous peoples of the Americas
  • A person of American ethnicity

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