Definition of American way
the American way or less commonly the American Way
: a method or manner of behaving or living that is regarded as distinctively characteristic of the U.S. and representative of its values
… yesterday's politicians metamorphose under the spell of nostalgia and simple ignorance into heroic avatars of Truth, Justice, and the American Way.— Gene Lyons
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The first known use of American way was in 1837
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