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Subject: Re: We're all Americans?  (Well, maybe not)
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Date: Fri, 17-May-85 09:46:26 EDT
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> > >> I hate to tell you this but we are all Americans !
> . . .
> > Geo-politigraphically (yikes!) speaking, anyone who lives in the
> > Western Hemisphere is an American. 
> 
> From Webster's second college edition:
> 
> American.   adj.  1. of or in America   2.  of, in, or characteristic
>     of the U.S., its people, etc. . . .
> 
> America.  1. North America and South America together.  2. North
>     America.  3. South America.  4. The United States of America.
> 
> According to Webster's it's perfectly correct to speak of the citizens
> of the United States as 'Americans.'  Everyone is right, lets all be
> happy! :-)

Good Idea!

But your dictionary definition suggests a question.  (Now you've done
it -- you've made me curious |-)

How is "american" defined in dictionaries from other countries?

Thanks.

Charlie