a coffee drink made by pouring hot water over one or more shots of espresso, creating a beverage similar in strength to regular drip coffee
On her way to work, Mia grabbed an americano from the corner café.
I prefer an americano to a latte because it's less milky.
✦ Borrowed from Italian caffè americano, literally “American coffee.” The drink became popular when American soldiers in Italy during World War II diluted strong espresso with hot water to mimic the filter coffee they were used to.
Connected with North, Central, or South America as a whole rather than with a single country.
The jaguar is an American big cat found from Mexico to Argentina.
Scientists study American tectonic plates to understand earthquakes.
✦ Derived from the name America, applied broadly to the landmasses of the Western Hemisphere.
relating to African-Americans or their culture
The festival featured vibrant African-American music and dance.
She is studying African-American literature at college.
✦ An adjective formed from the noun African-American.
A country in North America officially called the United States of America.
She moved to America to study at a university in California.
America celebrates Independence Day with colorful fireworks on July 4th.
✦ Named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, whose Latinized first name "Americus" became "America" in the early 16th century.
The vast landmass that includes both the North and South American continents.
The Amazon River is the longest river in America.
Explorers sailing west in the 15th century unexpectedly reached America.
✦ European cartographers in the 16th century used “America” to label the newly documented continents, honoring Amerigo Vespucci.
