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English

/ˌɔːl əˈmɛɹɪk(ə)n/, /ˌɔl əˈmɛɹəkən/

adj
Definitions
  • Comprising things that are wholly from the United States of America; completely made in the United States.
  • Regarded as embodying the ideal qualities of the United States; (specifically) of a person: courageous, heroic; honest, wholesome, etc.
  • (US) Of a person or a team, or some other thing: regarded as the best in the United States.

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Compound from English all + English American.

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