📝 Description: "American" is an adjective and noun derived from "America", a continent name. As an adjective, it refers to things associated with America, primarily the United States. As a noun, it often denotes a person from the United States. Linguistically, it's a compound of "America" and the suffix "-an", indicating origin or affiliation.
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