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all-American

adjective (WHOLE COUNTRY)
 
 
/ˌɔːl.əˈmer.ɪ.kən/ US  /ˌɑːl-/

Definition

involving people or things from everywhere in the US: an all-American talent contest/business consortiumNationalities
(Definition of all-American adjective (WHOLE COUNTRY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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