Americanism

[ uh-mer-i-kuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. a custom, trait, belief, etc., peculiar to the United States of America or its citizens.
2. 1. a word, phrase, or other language feature that is especially characteristic of the English language as spoken or written in the U.S.
   2. such a word or phrase first recorded in American English.
3. devotion to or preference for the U.S. and its institutions.

Americanism

/ əˈmɛrɪkəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. a custom, linguistic usage, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of the United States, its people, or their culture
2. loyalty to the United States, its people, customs, etc

Other Words From

• an·ti-A·mer·i·can·ism noun
• pro-A·mer·i·can·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Americanism¹

First recorded in 1775–85; American + -ism

Example Sentences

But he also remembers what Iberian anti-Americanism looked like up close.

From The Daily Beast

Two decades on from his masterpiece on anti-Americanism abroad, Whit Stillman remains obsessed with native-expat dynamics.

From The Daily Beast

Moreover, no one acting alone could have toppled—no one acting alone ever will—the idol of anti-Americanism.

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Recent events show that anti-Americanism remains a potent populist tool among Arabs.

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The tide of anti-Americanism has been rising in Pakistan for almost a decade.

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I may record here that each of my assistants has since, to borrow an Americanism, “made good.”

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I at once undertook to spread the gospel of Americanism, and introduced the celebration of the Fourth of July.

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Principles of Americanism; essentials of Americanization; technic of race-assimilation.

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"Doing business at the old stand," laughed Thorndyke, attempting an Americanism.

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"Truthful," for example, is said to be an Americanism, and at one time gave offence on that account.

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