Americanness

//əˈmɛɹəkənəs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or characteristic of being American. uncountable, usually

    "“There is a political equation of Americanness with speaking English,” said Arias. “People who don’t speak English are just as American as those who do.”"

  2. 2
    the quality or characteristic of being American. wordnet

Synonyms

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americanityamericanity

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"“There is a political equation of Americanness with speaking English,” said Arias. “People who don’t speak English are just as American as those who do.”"

Etymology

From American + -ness.

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