American cheese

American cheese
noun
hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England
Hypernyms: ↑cheese
Hyponyms: ↑rat cheese, ↑store cheese

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noun [noncount]
: a mild cheese made in the U.S. from cheddar cheese

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Aˌmerican ˈcheese 7 [American cheese] noun uncountable (US)
a kind of orange cheese that is usually sold in thin slices wrapped in plastic

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