Etymology

all-American

all-A·mer·i·can

Today it means: Comprising things that are wholly from the United States of America; completely made in the United States. Full definition →

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all-American · adjective, noun1

From all- + American. Americanism first recorded in the 1880s; the substantive usage originating early on as an ellipsis of all-American athlete, player, team; thereafter transferred to apply broadly to people or things as in All-American boy, girl, family.

All-American · adjective, noun2

From All- + American. Americanism first recorded in the 1880s; the substantive usage originating early on as an ellipsis of all-American athlete, player, team; thereafter transferred to apply broadly to people or things as in All-American boy, girl, family.

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