Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Representative of the people of the United States or their ideals; typically American.
- adjective Sports Chosen as the best amateur in the United States at a particular position or event.
- adjective Composed entirely of Americans or American materials.
- adjective Of all the American nations.
- noun An all-American athlete.
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- noun A United States
patriot - adjective Known by, encompassing all of, or best in America.
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Examples
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The hallmarks of the Nazi aesthetic - blue eyes, blond hair, athletic fitness and sharp-angled features - are the very elements that define what we call the all-American look, still visible in the mythic advertising landscapes of designers like the decidedly non-Aryan Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein.
NYT > Home Page By RHONDA GARELICK 2011
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This is the definition of all-American decline in an unexpectedly new world.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Tom Engelhardt 2011
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‘I think it’s called all-American bloody-mindedness,’ I said, a comment which elicited the smallest of laughs from Hughes.
A Special Relationship Douglas Kennedy 2003
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‘I think it’s called all-American bloody-mindedness,’ I said, a comment which elicited the smallest of laughs from Hughes.
A Special Relationship Douglas Kennedy 2003
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U.S. troops—deployed more widely than had been those of the British Empire—introduced such all-American delicacies as chewing gum and Coca-Cola, and Yankee notions of fun and glamour.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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U.S. troops—deployed more widely than had been those of the British Empire—introduced such all-American delicacies as chewing gum and Coca-Cola, and Yankee notions of fun and glamour.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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He earned all-American status as both a junior and a senior and was inducted into the Virginia Tech sports hall of fame in 2007.
More coaching changes for Virginia Tech football Mark Giannotto 2011
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He can pull off the all-American look (see Leatherheads for example), he's tall, and he's actually got comedic talent/acting ability.
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And seeing Top Gun together with an all-American audience, I suddenly realized what an honor it was, being chosen to score this heroic epic movie.
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With his square jaw and dimpled cheeks, he looked like an all-American frat boy.
Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis 2011
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