Americanness
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- un-Americanness adjective
Example Sentences
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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
In this way, the memes and satire are likely helping young Somalis in the U.S. reaffirm their Americanness.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2025
The U.S. asks applicants for naturalization to affirm an understanding of Americanness that goes beyond the formal and legal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
Gettr played up its Americanness from the beginning, launching on Independence Day.
From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2023
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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