Americanized
Given American character
Americanized describes something adapted to American culture, tastes, or standards.
Food is often Americanized—Americanized Chinese food features dishes like General Tso's chicken that barely exist in China.
Immigrants may become Americanized by adopting American customs and speech patterns.
The term can be neutral or carry a hint of inauthenticity: The film was an Americanized version of the French original.
Absorbing into a whole
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- melting-potFusion of diverse cultures
immigrant · first-generation · second-generation · diaspora · heritage · ancestry · code-switching · belonging
Society adopting fast-food principles
- Coca-ColaIconic American cola brand
- StarbucksUbiquitous coffeehouse chain
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
export · franchise · homogenization · westernization · commercialization · mass-media · multinational · Nike
American film industry center
- fast-foodRapidly prepared meals
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- apple-pieTraditional American baked dessert
- ThanksgivingAutumn gratitude holiday
suburbia · consumerism · sitcoms · pop-culture · jazz · hip-hop · Broadway · diner
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
melting-pot · immigrant · first-generation · second-generation · diaspora · heritage · ancestry · code-switching · belonging · integration
McDonaldization
Society adopting fast-food principles
- Coca-ColaIconic American cola brand
- StarbucksUbiquitous coffeehouse chain
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
Hollywood · export · franchise · homogenization · westernization · commercialization · mass-media · multinational · Nike · KFC
Hollywood
American film industry center
- fast-foodRapidly prepared meals
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- apple-pieTraditional American baked dessert
Thanksgiving · suburbia · consumerism · sitcoms · pop-culture · jazz · hip-hop · Broadway · diner · football
- Cultural adaptationanglicized, Hispanicized, Germanized, Hellenized, Latinized
Americanizedun-Americanized
Not culturally absorbed
traditional · authentic · foreign · native · indigenous
Americanizedauthentic
Verified as original
original · traditional · genuine · unadulterated · pure
AmericanizedEuropeanized
Made culturally Western
Japanized · Indianized · Germanized · Hispanicized · Brazilianized