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Americanness

UK/əˈmɛɹɪkənnəs/US/əˈmɛɹəkənəs/

Americanness noun: the quality or characteristic of being American.

Noun

Americanness (usually uncountable, plural Americannesses)

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

Americanness meaning in Bengali and Malay

Americanness in Bengali

quality of being American
মার্কিনিয়ানা markiniẏana

Americanness in Malay

quality of being American
keamerikaan

Synonyms of Americanness

Forms of Americanness

pluralAmericannesses
alternative form (rare)Americaness

Origin of Americanness

From American + -ness.

Questions about Americanness

What does Americanness mean?
Americanness means the quality or characteristic of being American.
What is Americanness in Bengali?
Americanness in Bengali is মার্কিনিয়ানা (markiniẏana). See Americanness meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Americanness?
Americanness is a noun.
How do you pronounce Americanness?
Americanness is pronounced /əˈmɛɹɪkənnəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of Americanness?
The plural of Americanness is Americannesses.

Words near Americanness in the dictionary

  1. Americanizers
  2. Americanizes
  3. Americanizing
  4. Americanless
  5. Americanly
  6. Americanness
  7. Americannesses
  8. americano
  9. Americano-
  10. Americanocentric
  11. Americanocracy

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