Usonianism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A custom, idea, or practice peculiar to the United States. rare, uncountable

    "That Ulibarri sees the Ecuadorean Indian as too burdened by a tradition of dehumanizing servitude is perhaps more revealing of his deep-seated Usonianism than of the Indians' real character."

  2. 2
    A preference for the US and the ideas it represents. rare, uncountable

    "Already in the early process of developing a Usonian nationalist ideology, or Usonianism, […]"

  3. 3
    The philosophical ideal of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian architecture. rare, uncountable

    "Broadacres was the ultimate landscape combining the best of the cities and the country, organicism, decentralization and usonianism."

Synonyms

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americanismamericanism

Example

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"That Ulibarri sees the Ecuadorean Indian as too burdened by a tradition of dehumanizing servitude is perhaps more revealing of his deep-seated Usonianism than of the Indians' real character."

Etymology

From Usonian + -ism.

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united states

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