United States of America vs American

United States of America and American both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
United States of America	Yes	No	No	No
American	Yes	Yes	No	No

United States of America (noun)	American (noun)
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776	the English language as used in the United States
	a native or inhabitant of the United States
	a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country

United States of America (adjective)	American (adjective)
	of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
	of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture