"one hundred percent American" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: one hundred percent Americans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=one hundred percent American}} one hundred percent American (plural one hundred percent Americans)
  1. (dated, politically incorrect) An American who is white, native-born, and Protestant. Tags: dated Categories (place): United States

Inflected forms

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