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American

American may refer to:
* A person or attribute of the Americas, the lands and regions of the Western Hemisphere
* A person or attribute of the United States of America
* 4-4-0, a type of railroad steam locomotive

It may also be a shortened form of:
*American English
*Processed cheese, sometimes called American cheese
*American option, a style of option contract that allows for exercise anytime before the maturity date
*Indigenous peoples of the Americas, often known as Native Americans, American Indians, and Amerindians among others
*American Airlines
*American Express
*American Motors Corporation
*American Recordings, a record label
*American University
*American McGee, game designer

Several automobiles carried the American marque:
*American (1899 automobile)
*American (1902 automobile)
*American (1916 automobile)
*Rambler American

See also

*Use of the word American
*America (disambiguation)
*Americas (terminology)



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