American

:This page disambiguates the many uses of American. For an article about those various uses, please see Use of the word American.

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American may relate to:

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• the United States of America
• the Americas more broadly
• the 4-4-0 type of railroad steam locomotive

American may also refer to:

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• a citizen of or immigrant to the United States
• a current or former resident of the Americas
• American English
• a name in the United States for processed cheese
• the American option, a style of option contract that allows for exercise anytime before the maturity date

American may be a shortened form of:

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• the American race, an obsolete 19th-century racial classification referring to the various peoples now called Native Americans or Amerindians
• different automobiles with the American marques, see American (automobile)
• American Motors
• American Airlines