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Americanism

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A habit or way of life common in the United States

noun
/əˈmɛrɪkənɪzəm/

: costumbre estadounidense

Baseball is often seen as an important Americanism, reflecting the culture and values of the United States.
ethnic Americanism
era of Americanism
Americanism of the period

Examples

As Griefer set out to transform Neighborhood Centre from settlement house to Jewish community center, to shift the emphasis from Americanism to Jewish Americanism, he also sought to democratize the agency.

Academic text (1994)
As a result, community leaders found themselves struggling to reconcile both Lithuanianism and Americanism in order to accommodate conflicting notions of ethnic identity and to present a more acceptable public image of their immigrant community.

Academic text (1998)
I will call this the era of ethnic Americanism for two reasons.

Academic text (1994)
The U.S.A. presents a special case, but practices there give rise to Americanism.

Academic text (2007)
As in 1960, most Catholics supported their coreligionist, Smith, believing in an Americanism that would allow them to aspire to the highest office the nation had to offer.

Academic text (1992)
Reacting against a narrowly racial Americanism, non-Anglo elites countered with an inclusive patriotism in which the "contributions" of many groups were insisted upon.

Academic text (1994)
In some settings, these years brought not only a greater emphasis on cultural pluralism and a new, broader language of Americanism that embraced working-class ethnics, but also a momentary lull in racial conflict.

Academic text (1997)
In the end, the crusade to build the "ideal immigrant," in part by reconciling Lithuanianism and Americanism, had as profound an impact on how Lithuanian Americans viewed themselves as it did on how mainstream society viewed Lithuanian Americans.

Academic text (1998)
The concept of Americanism can be observed in the way people celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends.
Tourists often admire the Americanism displayed in Fourth of July celebrations across the country.

Synonyms

Americanness

vsAmericanism

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The typical qualities and ways of people from the United States

focuses on common customs and everyday practices of people in that country

Surface Forms

Americanism singular

Americanisms plural

Morphology

Americanism = American (transparent) = American + ism

Derived by adding '-ism' to 'American' to denote a custom or practice associated with America, which is a straightforward nominal formation.

Etymology

Americanism is made of American and the ending -ism, where -ism can mean 'a custom or habit'. Because American refers to America, named for the explorer Amerigo, an Americanism can mean a custom or way of life that comes from the United States.