Definition of all-American
(Entry 1 of 2)
b
: having only all-American participants
an all-American basketball team
2
: composed wholly of American elements
3
: representative or typical of the U.S. or its ideals
an all-American boy her all-American optimism
4
: of or relating to the American nations as a group
all-American
nounDefinition of all-American (Entry 2 of 2)
1
or less commonly all-America
: one (such as an athlete) that is voted all-American
2
: one that has all-American qualities or characteristics
a clean-cut all-American
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The first known use of all-American was in 1887
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