Meaning of AMERICANISM
| Pronunciation: | | u'meriku`nizum
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- [n] a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens
- [n] loyalty to the USA and its institutions
- [n] an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans
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| | See Also: | | custom, expression, formulation, nationalism, patriotism, usage, usance | |
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| | Definition: | | \A*mer"i*can*ism\, n.
1. Attachment to the United States.
2. A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an
American characteristic or idea.
3. A word or phrase peculiar to the United States.
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| | Related Terms: | | Anglicism, Briticism, chauvinism, flag waving, Frenchism, Gallicism, Hibernicism, Irishism, jingoism, Latinism, love of country, nationalism, nationality, overpatriotism, patriotics, patriotism, Scotticism, ultranationalism, Yankeeism |
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