USAian
USAian adjective: of or pertaining to the United States.
Adjective
USAian (comparative more USAian, superlative most USAian)
- Of or pertaining to the United States.
- Back in the '60s and '70s, when I was a wee lad, the economics were such that the Canadian dollar was actually worth a bit more than its USAian counterpart.2000 January 2, Don Cochrane, “Re: Cross-border currency (was Re: McDonald's cash register?)”, in alt.folklore.urban (Usenet)
- George Bush (Senior) is for some reason in Austria. He made the amusing Freudian slip of saying "Bob Hope" (incredibly funny USAian comedian) instead of "Bob Hawke" (former Austrian Prime Minister, and holder of the WORLD RECORD for DRINKING BEER).2001 November 6, Beable van Polasm, “Freudian Slurp”, in alt.religion.kibology (Usenet)
Noun
USAian (plural USAians)
- A citizen or resident of the United States.
- That does not mean life as normal, or life as pre-11 Sept. I sincerely hope every USAian has a different perspective now of the world we live in, of the very real threat of terrorism.2001 October 18, D., “Re: WTC and European reaction to the US military action”, in rec.travel.europe (Usenet)
- You appear unusual for a USAian in even understanding the British colloquialism.2002 April 2, Paul J. Adam, “Re: Let The Games Begin: Kansas Supreme Court Rules Transsexuals May Not Marry”, in alt.books.tom-clancy (Usenet)
Examples of USAian in a sentence
- Here in Canada they have dollar stores that sell the same crap as in USAian dollar stores except they only cost a Canadian dollar here!2003 November 4, Joe Manfre, “Re: Dear World”, in alt.religion.kibology (Usenet):
- [Cindy Sheehan:] Observing how my fellow USAians believe that we live in the greatest nation in history and if our government does anything wrong, it’s an aberration instead of a habit.2010 February 18, Michael Sullivan, “By any means possible”, in Pasadena Weekly:
Forms of USAian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more USAian |
| superlative | most USAian |
| Noun | |
| plural | USAians |
Origin of USAian
From USA + -ian.
Questions about USAian
- What does USAian mean?
- USAian means of or pertaining to the United States.
- How do you use USAian in a sentence?
- Here in Canada they have dollar stores that sell the same crap as in USAian dollar stores except they only cost a Canadian dollar here!
- What part of speech is USAian?
- USAian can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near USAian in the dictionary
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