<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a custom, trait, belief, etc., peculiar to the United States of America or its citizens</li><li>a word, phrase, or other language feature that is especially characteristic of the English language as spoken or written in the U.S.</li><li>such a word or phrase first recorded in American English</li><li>devotion to or preference for the U.S. and its institutions</li></ul>