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'''American'''('''s''') may refer to: |
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "[[United States]]" or "America" |
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** [[Americans]], citizens and nationals of the United States of America |
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** [[American ancestry]], people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" |
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** [[American English]], the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States |
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* American, something of, from, or related to the [[Americas]], also known as "America" |
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*A citizen or attribute of one of the nations of [[Americas|America]] |
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*A citizen or attribute of or from the [[United States]] |
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** See also: [[People of the United States]], [[Citizenship in the United States]], [[Names for U.S. citizens]] |
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*A person who considers himself to be ethnically American (see [[American ethnicity]]) |
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*The [[indigenous peoples of America]] |
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==Organizations== |
==Organizations== |
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*[[American Airlines]] |
* [[American Airlines]], U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas |
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* [[American Athletic Conference]], an American college athletic conference |
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* [[American Recordings (record label)]], a record label that was previously known as Def American |
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*[[American University]] in Washington, D.C. |
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* [[American University]], in Washington, D.C. |
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*[[Nashville Americans]] baseball team |
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*[[Tri-City Americans]] hockey team |
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==Sports teams== |
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===Soccer=== |
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* [[Baltimore Americans]], the name of two soccer teams, one from 1939 to 1942 and one from 1942 to 1948 |
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* [[Chicago Americans]], a soccer team in 1972 |
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* [[Dallas Americans]], a soccer team from 1983 to 1985 |
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* [[Hartford Americans]], a soccer team from 1927 to 1928 |
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* [[Miami Americans]], a reincarnation of the New Jersey Americans in 1980 |
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* [[New Jersey Americans (soccer)]], a soccer team from 1976 to 1979 |
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* [[New York Americans (soccer)]], a soccer team from 1931 to 1956 |
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* [[Uhrik Truckers]], a soccer team known from 1941 to 1953 as the Philadelphia Americans |
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===Hockey=== |
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* [[Allen Americans]], a minor league hockey team |
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* [[New York Americans]], an ice hockey team from 1925 to 1942 |
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* [[Rochester Americans]], a minor league ice hockey franchise in the American Hockey League (AHL) |
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* [[Seattle Totems]], an ice hockey team known from 1955 to 1958 as the Seattle Americans |
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* [[Tri-City Americans]], a junior ice hockey team |
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=== Baseball === |
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* [[Boston Red Sox]], a baseball team known from 1901 until 1907 as the Boston Americans |
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* [[Nashville Americans]], an 1885–1886 minor league baseball team |
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* [[American League]], a professional baseball league organized in 1901 |
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* [[American Association (disambiguation)]], a name used by several professional baseball leagues |
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=== Basketball === |
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* [[Brooklyn Nets]], a basketball team known in the 1960s as the New York Americans and New Jersey Americans |
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* [[Oakland Oaks (ABA)]], a basketball team known briefly in 1967 as the Oakland Americans |
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=== American football === |
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* [[Pittsburgh Americans]], an American football team from 1936 until 1937 |
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* [[New York Yankees (1940 AFL)]], an American football team known as the New York Americans in 1941 |
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==Vehicles== |
==Vehicles== |
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* [[American (1899 automobile)]], by American Automobile Company, New York City |
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*American, [[4-4-0]] railway locomotive |
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* [[American (1902 automobile)]], by American Motor Carriage Company, Cleveland |
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*''Automobiles made in United States:'' |
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* [[American (1911 automobile)]], by American Automobile Manufacturing Company founded in Missouri |
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* [[American (1914 automobile)]], by American Cyclecar Company, Michigan |
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* [[American (1917 automobile)]], built in New Jersey |
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* [[American Motors Corporation]] (AMC), automobile manufacturing company (1954–1988) |
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* [[Rambler American]], a compact line of cars by American Motors Corporation (1958–1969) |
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* [[USS American|USS ''American'']], several ships of the US Navy |
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* [[4-4-0]], a classification of railway locomotive described as the American type |
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==Music== |
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* [[American (album)|''American'' (album)]], a 2017 studio album by RuPaul |
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*[[American cheese]] |
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* "American", a song by [[Fish Karma]] |
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*[[American English]] |
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* [[American (Lana Del Rey song)|"American" (Lana Del Rey song)]], 2012 |
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*[[American McGee]] |
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* ''[[AmericanEP]]'', an extended play album by English electronica duo The Chemical Brothers |
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*[[Americana]] |
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* [[American Quartet (Dvořák)]], a string quartet by Antonín Dvořák |
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==Places== |
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* [[American Canyon]], a city in Northern California |
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* [[American Falls (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[American River (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[American Township, Ohio]] |
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==Other uses== |
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* [[American cheese]], a type of processed cheese |
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* [[American McGee]] (born 1972), American video game designer |
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* [[American (RuPaul's Drag Race)|American (''RuPaul's Drag Race'')]], a television episode |
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==See also== |
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*[[America (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Americana (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Armorican (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[The American (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[The Americans (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[List of automobile manufacturers of the United States]] |
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* [[American Made (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Pan-American (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Anti-American]] |
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[[de:Amerikaner]] |
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[[es:Americano (desambiguación)]] |
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[[fr:Américain]] |
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[[ig:Ndi Amerika]] |
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[[it:Americano]] |
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[[ja:アメリカン]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:54, 12 November 2024
American(s) may refer to:
- American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
- Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
- American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American"
- American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States
- Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States
- American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America"
- American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts
Organizations
[edit]- American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas
- American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference
- American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American
- American University, in Washington, D.C.
Sports teams
[edit]Soccer
[edit]- Baltimore Americans, the name of two soccer teams, one from 1939 to 1942 and one from 1942 to 1948
- Chicago Americans, a soccer team in 1972
- Dallas Americans, a soccer team from 1983 to 1985
- Hartford Americans, a soccer team from 1927 to 1928
- Miami Americans, a reincarnation of the New Jersey Americans in 1980
- New Jersey Americans (soccer), a soccer team from 1976 to 1979
- New York Americans (soccer), a soccer team from 1931 to 1956
- Uhrik Truckers, a soccer team known from 1941 to 1953 as the Philadelphia Americans
Hockey
[edit]- Allen Americans, a minor league hockey team
- New York Americans, an ice hockey team from 1925 to 1942
- Rochester Americans, a minor league ice hockey franchise in the American Hockey League (AHL)
- Seattle Totems, an ice hockey team known from 1955 to 1958 as the Seattle Americans
- Tri-City Americans, a junior ice hockey team
Baseball
[edit]- Boston Red Sox, a baseball team known from 1901 until 1907 as the Boston Americans
- Nashville Americans, an 1885–1886 minor league baseball team
- American League, a professional baseball league organized in 1901
- American Association (disambiguation), a name used by several professional baseball leagues
Basketball
[edit]- Brooklyn Nets, a basketball team known in the 1960s as the New York Americans and New Jersey Americans
- Oakland Oaks (ABA), a basketball team known briefly in 1967 as the Oakland Americans
American football
[edit]- Pittsburgh Americans, an American football team from 1936 until 1937
- New York Yankees (1940 AFL), an American football team known as the New York Americans in 1941
Vehicles
[edit]- American (1899 automobile), by American Automobile Company, New York City
- American (1902 automobile), by American Motor Carriage Company, Cleveland
- American (1911 automobile), by American Automobile Manufacturing Company founded in Missouri
- American (1914 automobile), by American Cyclecar Company, Michigan
- American (1917 automobile), built in New Jersey
- American Motors Corporation (AMC), automobile manufacturing company (1954–1988)
- Rambler American, a compact line of cars by American Motors Corporation (1958–1969)
- USS American, several ships of the US Navy
- 4-4-0, a classification of railway locomotive described as the American type
Music
[edit]- American (album), a 2017 studio album by RuPaul
- "American", a song by Fish Karma
- "American" (Lana Del Rey song), 2012
- AmericanEP, an extended play album by English electronica duo The Chemical Brothers
- American Quartet (Dvořák), a string quartet by Antonín Dvořák
Places
[edit]- American Canyon, a city in Northern California
- American Falls (disambiguation)
- American River (disambiguation)
- American Township, Ohio
Other uses
[edit]- American cheese, a type of processed cheese
- American McGee (born 1972), American video game designer
- American (RuPaul's Drag Race), a television episode
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles beginning with American
- All pages with titles containing American
- America (disambiguation)
- Americana (disambiguation)
- Armorican (disambiguation)
- The American (disambiguation)
- The Americans (disambiguation)
- List of automobile manufacturers of the United States
- American Made (disambiguation)
- Pan-American (disambiguation)
- Anti-American
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