U.S. American

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U.S. American

adjective US American · US-American · USAmerican

not comparable American (of or from the U.S.). Her first novel ... is set in the U.S. American Midwest"

noun U.S. Americans · US American · US-American · USAmerican

A person from the United States of America. I've heard a Canadian say that citizens of the U.S. should really be called USians, but somehow I don't think it will catch on. Instead, if you talk about U.S. Americans, Canadians, Brazilians, and so on, nobody should be offended.
Similar: American, Statesider, Americunt, Ameritard, Seppo, septic, United Statesian, United Statian, Usanian, USian, US-ian, Usonan

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adj of, from or relating to the United States of America

Español	estadounidense, usamericano
Kiswahili	-marekani
Português	estado-unidense
Français	états-unien, états-unienne
Deutsch	US-amerikanisch
Italiano	statunitense
Русский	шта́товский štátovskij, соединённошта́тский sojedinjonnoštátskij
עברית	אמריקני

noun person from the United States of America

Español	estadounidense, estadunidense
Kiswahili	mmarekani
Português	americano, norte-americano, estado-unidense
Français	états-unien, états-unienne, étatsunien, étatsunienne, étasunien, étasunienne
Deutsch	US-Amerikaner, US-Amerikanerin
Italiano	statunitense

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@misc{u_s_american_2026,
  title = {U.S. American},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/u.s.%20american},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}