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• All-American — All American, auch All American, bezeichnet Sportler, die in einer bestimmten Saison im US amerikanischen College oder High School Sport in eine landesweite Bestenauswahl einer Sportart, der All America, gewählt worden sind. Die All American… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• all-American — all A merican adjective 1. ) an all American player is a student at a HIGH SCHOOL, college, or university in the U.S. who has officially been called one of the best in their particular sport 2. ) an all American boy or girl has all the good… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• all-American — all A merican adj [usually before noun] 1.) having qualities that are considered to be typically American and that American people admire, such as being healthy and working hard ▪ an all American family 2.) belonging to a group of players who… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• all-American — 1888, as the name of a barnstorming baseball team composed of players from various teams across the United States. From ALL (Cf. all) + AMERICAN (Cf. American) …   Etymology dictionary

• all-American — all′ Amer′ican adj. 1) selected as the best in the United States, as in a sport: the all American college football team[/ex] 2) representing the entire United States 3) composed exclusively of American members or elements 4) an all American… …   From formal English to slang

• all-American — ☆ all American [ôl΄ə mer′i kən ] adj. 1. made up entirely of Americans or American parts 2. representative of the U.S. as a whole, or chosen as the best in the U.S. 3. of all the Americas n. 1. a hypothetical football team or other team made up… …   English World dictionary

• all-American — I. adjective Date: 1888 1. a. (also all America) selected (as by a poll of journalists) as one of the best in the United States in a particular category at a particular time < an all American quarterback > b. having only all American participants …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• all-american — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Usage: capitalized 2d A 1. : composed wholly of American elements played an all American program 2. : thought of as representative of the United States as a whole the tales are not sectional or provincial in… …   Useful english dictionary

• all-American — UK / US adjective 1) an all American boy or girl has all the good qualities that many in the US consider typical of Americans, for example being attractive and healthy, and working hard 2) an all American player is a student at a high school,… …   English dictionary

• all-American — adjective 1 having qualities that are considered to be typically American and that American people admire, such as being healthy and working hard: an all American family, cheerful and friendly 2 belonging to a group of players who have been… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• all-American — /awl euh mer i keuhn/, adj. 1. representing the entire United States. 2. composed exclusively of American members or elements. 3. selected as the best in the United States, as in a sport: the all American college football team of 1983. n. 4. an… …   Universalium