Americanness
Americannoun
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It has no ideological ax to grind, although it makes a persuasive case for the expansiveness of American poetry as a parallel to the definition of Americanness itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
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
In the camps, the sport was a literal pastime — and a way of performing Americanness for a government that had aimed suspicion at a group determined to prove its loyalty.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024
Olsen: And for you, that sort of essential Americanness that Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis sort of embody, how does that fit into your perception of America?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022
Except for on the first day of school, the other kids hadn’t seemed that interested in Hanako’s Americanness.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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