Americanness
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- un-Americanness adjective
Example Sentences
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This is precisely what I think drives those debates about language and who gets the right to claim Americanness — a lack of information.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
In this way, the memes and satire are likely helping young Somalis in the U.S. reaffirm their Americanness.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2025
The U.S. asks applicants for naturalization to affirm an understanding of Americanness that goes beyond the formal and legal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
In the camps, the sport was a literal pastime — and a way of performing Americanness for a government that had aimed suspicion at a group determined to prove its loyalty.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024
Again, I’m struck by the Americanness of the throngs of people.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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