Americanism

Stateside linguistic quirk

Americanism has two main senses.

The first is a word, phrase, or usage characteristic of American English: gotten, trunk for car boot, fall for autumn.

The second is devotion to American ideals, traditions, or interests—patriotism with a specific national flavor: His Americanism was beyond question.

The term can carry either neutral or loaded connotations depending on context.

linguistics

y'all

Informal plural you

gottenObtained, past participle
railroadPermanent track for trains
apartmentRented unit in building

sidewalk · cookie · elevator · trunk · faucet · fall · color · honor · coinage · slang

ideology

exceptionalism

Belief in unique superiority

manifest destinyObvious, inescapable fate
Monroe DoctrineAnti-colonial foreign policy stance
individualismDoctrine of personal independence

self-reliance · free enterprise · bootstrap · rugged individualism · federalism · republicanism · libertarianism · egalitarianism · populism · frontier spirit

symbols

bald eagle

White-headed North American raptor

stars and stripesFlag's visual elements
Uncle SamGovernment as a man
Statue of LibertyIsland colossus near Manhattan

Mount Rushmore · White House · baseball · apple pie · cowboy · Hollywood · Thanksgiving · Fourth of July · fireworks · pledge

identity

melting pot

Cultural fusion place

diversityState of varied elements
multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
assimilationAbsorbing into a whole

integration · ethos · values · heritage · citizenship · allegiance · civic duty · pluralism · immigrant · naturalization

Americanism

y'all

exceptionalism

bald eagle

melting pot

Americanism

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