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Americanism

noun
/əˈmɛɹɪkənɪzm/

Etymology

From American + -ism.

  1. derived from Mouric
  2. learned borrowing from America
  3. suffixed as american — “America + n”
  4. formed as americanism — “American + -ism”

Definitions

  1. A custom peculiar to the United States or the Americans.

  2. A word, phrase or linguistic feature originating from or specific to American English…

    A word, phrase or linguistic feature originating from or specific to American English usage.

    • Mrs. Morton was well known for her Americanisms, her swagger dinner parties, and beautiful Paris gowns.
    • There has been much spluttering about the prince’s use of ‘Americanisms’ in a letter to Emmanuel Macron, but the truth is more complicated […] So, where do we get the idea that -ize is an Americanism?

  3. A preference for the United States and the ideas it represents.

    • "The most important difference between our plan and that of our opponent is that our plan will put America first," Trump said. "Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo."
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A putative current of Catholicism in the United States identified and condemned as…

      A putative current of Catholicism in the United States identified and condemned as heretical by Rome in the late 19th century, chiefly characterized by support for secularism and American institutions above Catholic doctrine.

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Derived

Native Americanism

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA