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Americanism definition

☆ Ameri·can·ism (ə mer′i kən iz′əm)

noun

  1. a custom, characteristic, or belief of or originating in the U.S.
  2. a word, phrase, grammatical construction, or other feature originating in or peculiar to American English
  3. devotion or loyalty to the U.S., or to its traditions, customs, institutions, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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