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1All-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… …
2all-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… …
3all-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… …
4all-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) …
5all-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… …
6all-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… …
7all-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 …
8all-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… …
9all-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,… …
10all-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… …