Of, designating, or belonging to the English language as used in the United States (or formerly, in Britain's North American colonies).

Originally: of or designating the English language as used in America. Now chiefly: of or designating the English language, regarded as the language…

The name of a river (perhaps one in Kentucky) used as attributive.phr. to designate the inhabitants of the American backwoods region, esp. with…

Used of or in reference to the language or dialect: cf. A. 2.

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the Midland of the United States or the regional variety of American English spoken there.

Of or relating to this form of American English.

Of or designating American English; written or spoken in American English.

Esp. of language: blending English and Yiddish features or characteristics; of or relating to Yinglish.

a teenage girl from San Fernando Valley in southern California; also = Valleyspeak n. below; also attributive.

Designating this regional dialect or accent of New Orleans.