Bible Dictionaries
American

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Of or pertaining to the United States.

(2):

(n.) A native of America; - originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States.

(3):

(a.) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'American'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/american.html. 1828.