Americanness

English

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Etymology

From American +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈmɛɹəkənəs/, /əˈmɛɹɪkənəs/

Noun

Americanness (usually uncountable, plural Americannesses)

  1. The quality or characteristic of being American.
    • 2018 June 15, Harmeet Kaur, “FYI: English isn’t the official language of the United States”, in CNN‎[1]:
      “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.”

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