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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.

Americanism Synonyms

Americanism

n.

  1. Attachment to America as a place or a way of life

    patriotism, nationalism, provincialism, isolationism, flag waving, chauvinism, jingoism, America for Americans, America first.

  2. Anything thought of as characteristic of the United States

    mannerism, habit, custom, trick of speech, American slang, Yankeeism, free enterprise, spirit of '76*.

Americanism Quotes

McCarthyism is Americanism with its sleeves rolled.

—McCarthy,Joseph R(aymond)