All-American

== English == === Etymology === From All- +‎ American. Americanism first recorded in the 1880s; the substantive usage originating early on as an ellipsis of all-American athlete, player, team; thereafter transferred to apply broadly to people or things as in All-American boy, girl, family. === Adjective === All-American (not comparable) (US, chiefly sports) Of a person or a team, or some other thing: regarded as the best in the United States; of a team, composed entirely of members who are each the best from their state, league, or region. Hypernym: all-star (US, military) Of a regiment or division: composed of members from every state in the Union. Alternative letter-case form of all-American. ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === All-American (plural All-Americans) (US, chiefly sports) A person or a team, or some other thing, regarded as the best in the United States; a team composed entirely of members who are each the best from their state, league, or region. Hypernym: all-star Ellipsis of All-American athlete, player, team (chiefly sports), All-American boy, girl, person, or family (loosely, transferred sense) Alternative letter-case form of all-American. ==== Related terms ==== All-America === Further reading === All American (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia