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New American

New American adjective: belonging to a style of modern American fusion cuisine originating in the 1980s, with innovative use of seasoning and sauces.

Adjective

New American (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to a style of modern American fusion cuisine originating in the 1980s, with innovative use of seasoning and sauces.
    • While chefs come and go here and the resulting output hovers between three and a half and five stars, Seasons delivers a quality New American dining experience with formal pampering on the side.2009, David Hoekstra, Alice Von Housen, Laurie Levy, The Unofficial Guide to Chicago, page 259
    • Further, as its title suggests, the book is also focused specifically on New American vegan cuisine […]2011, Vincent J. Guihan, New American Vegan, page 5

Noun

New American (plural New Americans)

  1. A supporter of the New American Movement, a left-wing political movement founded in 1971.
  2. A supporter of the New American Independent Party, a political party founded in 2004.

Forms of New American

pluralNew Americans

Questions about New American

What does New American mean?
New American means belonging to a style of modern American fusion cuisine originating in the 1980s, with innovative use of seasoning and sauces.
What part of speech is New American?
New American can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near New American in the dictionary

  1. new agers
  2. new agey
  3. New Albany
  4. New Albion
  5. New Alresford
  6. New American
  7. New Americans
  8. New Amsterdam
  9. New Antique
  10. New Aquitaine
  11. New Ash Green

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