Americanness
Americannoun
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Curious to see the effect of all that Americanness, I drove north from Naha to Makiminato, a place once dominated by American bases, off-base housing and base-adjacent businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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
It left American Muslims to fight for their Americanness and their beliefs.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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