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all-American

[ awl-uh-mer-i-kuhn ]

adjective

  1. representing the entire United States.
  2. composed exclusively of American members or elements.
  3. selected as the best in the United States, as in a sport:

    the all-American college football team of 1983.



noun

  1. an all-American player or performer.

all-American

adjective

  1. representative of the whole of the United States
  2. composed exclusively of American members
  3. (of a person) typically American

    the company looks for all-American clean-cut college students

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of all-American1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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It was a bad idea to joke about someone's appearance in a sketch about The White Lotus, Ravens says, given Wood's casting has been praised for a character lacking "those all-American, fake-looking teeth".

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Graham was The Times’ player of the year in 2021 and became an All-American at Michigan.

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In what was the first all-American final at the tournament since 1990, the 31-year-old took charge, breaking Kenin in the opening game on her way to claiming the first set.

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A stretch 6-foot-4 wing, Sienna is set to join the Bruins after being named the most valuable player of the McDonald’s All-American game this month.

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UCLA’s first Associated Press first-team All-American is averaging 20 points, 9.6 rebounds and three blocked shots per game.

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