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Americanness

American  
[uh-mer-i-kuhn-nis] / əˈmɛr ɪ kən nɪs /

noun

  1. the quality, fact, or degree of being American.


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The result is a pair of shows whose three centuries of offerings range from early paintings recording seminal moments in the country’s history to modern masterpieces that reflect the ever-evolving idea of Americanness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

This is precisely what I think drives those debates about language and who gets the right to claim Americanness — a lack of information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

How can the show bring those two cultures together to really showcase her Asianness and her Americanness in equal parts?

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2024

Gettr played up its Americanness from the beginning, launching on Independence Day.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2023

It left American Muslims to fight for their Americanness and their beliefs.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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