Americana /ə-mer-i-käˈnə/ plural noun

1. Things characteristic of America, esp old books, paintings, furniture, etc
2. (as sing) a style of American popular music that combines elements of country, rock and folk music

Amerˈicanism noun

1. A custom, characteristic, word, phrase or idiom characteristic of Americans
2. The condition of being an American citizen
3. (advocacy of) American policies, political attitudes, etc
4. Devotion to American institutions

Amerˈicanist noun

A person who studies American biology, archaeology, etc

Americanizaˈtion or Americanisaˈtion noun

Amerˈicanize or Amerˈicanise transitive verb

To make American

Americano /-käˈnō/ noun (pl Americaˈnos)

1. Coffee made by adding hot water to one or two shots of espresso
2. A cocktail made with Campari, vermouth and soda water

American aloe noun

Agave

American blackbird noun

A grackle

American blight noun

A plant louse pest of apple trees

American bowls singular noun

Tenpin bowling, a game like skittles

American chameleon noun

An anole

American cloth noun

Cloth with a glazed coating

American eagle noun

The bald eagle

American Express® card noun

A type of credit card issued by a commercial company (abbrev Amex)

American football noun

An American game of football, somewhat resembling rugby, played with an elliptical ball between teams of eleven players (unlimited substitution being allowed), scoring being by points won for touch-downs and goals

American Indian noun

A member of the indigenous peoples of America, thought on discovery to be Indian

American-Inˈdian adjective

American organ noun

An instrument resembling the harmonium, in which air is sucked inwards to the reeds

American pit bull terrier noun

An American breed of pit bull terrier (qv under pit¹)

American plan noun

In a hotel, etc, the system of including meals in the charge for a room (see also European plan under European)

American Sign Language noun

The form of sign language used by deaf people in N America (abbrev ASL)

American smooth noun

A ballroom dance incorporating steps from the foxtrot, tango and waltz

American tiger noun

A jaguar

American tournament see round robin under round¹

American standard code for information interchange (computing)

ASCII

the American Dream

The idea that the American way of life offers the possibility of unlimited economic, social, etc success to every individual