Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Americanism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Americanism \A*mer"i*can*ism\, n.
1. Attachment to the United States.
2. A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an
American characteristic or idea.
3. A word or phrase peculiar to the United States.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Americanism
n 1: loyalty to the USA and its institutions [syn: {Americanism}]
2: an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by
Americans [syn: {Americanism}]
3: a custom that is peculiar to the US or its citizens [syn: {Americanism}]
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