All-American Adjective - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of all-American adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

all-American adjective  /ˌɔːl əˈmerɪkən/  /ˌɔːl əˈmerɪkən/ jump to other results

1. having good qualities that people think are typically American
   • a clean-cut all-American boy

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2. (of a sports player) chosen as one of the best players in the USCultureTo be called an all-American player (or an all-American), a player must be chosen for a national team, the best-known teams being for football and basketball.

See all-American in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: all-American

Nearby words

• all-action adjective
• Allah noun
• all-American adjective
• all-around adjective
• allay verb

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