Sentence:  As it is , they consider that the North is now reaping the fruits of excess egalitarianism , that in spite of its high standard of living the `` <WSD>American</WSD> way '' has been proved inferior to the English and Scandinavian ways , although they disapprove of the socialistic features of the latter . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture