all-american

all-A·mer·i·can

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awl uh-mer-i-kuh n]
- /ɔl əˈmɛr ɪ kən/
- /ɔːl əˈmer.ɪ.kən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awl uh-mer-i-kuh n]
- /ɔl əˈmɛr ɪ kən/

Definitions of all-american word

adjective all-american If you describe someone as an all-American boy or girl, you mean that they seem to have all the typical qualities that are valued by ordinary Americans, such as good looks and love of their country. 3
adjective all-american representative of the whole of the United States 3
adjective all-american composed exclusively of American members 3
adjective all-american (of a person) typically American 3
adjective all-american made up entirely of Americans or American parts 3
adjective all-american representative of the U.S. as a whole, or chosen as the best in the U.S. 3

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Origin of all-american

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1885-90

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Parts of speech for All-american

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of All-american

all-american popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".