If one uses the term "American" to mean "a citizen of the United States" then to me it seems self-evident that people from other countries are usually not Americans.
John, the very definition you posted contradicts this statement of yours. What gives?
253 posted on 02/15/2004 10:41:54 AM PST by ClintonBeGone
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John, the very definition you posted contradicts this statement of yours.
Not at all. In the definition I posted meaning #3 is "a citizen of the U.S.". That's the sense in which most on the thread have used the word "American".
254 posted on 02/15/2004 10:46:42 AM PST by AzJohn