Amerika
Novel's alternate spelling
Amerika is a deliberate German spelling of America, used to suggest fascist or authoritarian tendencies in U.S. society.
The spelling evokes Nazi Germany, implying critique of American militarism, racism, or police-state behavior.
It gained currency during Vietnam War protests and resurfaces during periods of political tension: This isn't America anymore—it's Amerika.
Cultural fusion place
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
integration · coexistence · demographics · assimilation · cross-cultural · cultural identity · Chinatown · Little Italy
Good fortune, success
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- successFavorable outcome attained
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- innovationCreating something original
freedom · aspiration · wealth · advancement · entrepreneurship · capitalism · growth · potential
Ohio's seat of government
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- Mayflower1620 colonial transport vessel
- PilgrimsPlymouth's founding English colonists
- PuritansEnglish Protestant reformers
frontier · indigenous · Aztecs · Incas · settlers · Jamestown · Plymouth · Roanoke
North American federal republic
- USANorth American nation, abbr.
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- LincolnMidwestern state capital
- JeffersonThird American president
Declaration of Independence · Stars and Stripes · White House · Capitol · Congress · Supreme Court · Pentagon · Wall Street
Historic immigrant processing center
- asylumShelter from persecution
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
visa · deportation · border patrol · undocumented · quota · detention center · sanctuary city · USCIS
Tropical Atlantic region
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- landmassContinuous area of ground
- geographyStudy of places
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
longitude · Rockies · Appalachians · Great Plains · Mississippi · Amazon · Andes · Panama
melting pot
Cultural fusion place
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
mosaic · integration · coexistence · demographics · assimilation · cross-cultural · cultural identity · Chinatown · Little Italy · barrio
prosperity
Good fortune, success
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- successFavorable outcome attained
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
innovation · freedom · aspiration · wealth · advancement · entrepreneurship · capitalism · growth · potential · achievement
Columbus
Ohio's seat of government
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- Mayflower1620 colonial transport vessel
- PilgrimsPlymouth's founding English colonists
Puritans · frontier · indigenous · Aztecs · Incas · settlers · Jamestown · Plymouth · Roanoke · New World
United States
North American federal republic
- USANorth American nation, abbr.
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- LincolnMidwestern state capital
Jefferson · Declaration of Independence · Stars and Stripes · White House · Capitol · Congress · Supreme Court · Pentagon · Wall Street · Silicon Valley
Ellis Island
Historic immigrant processing center
- asylumShelter from persecution
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
citizenship · visa · deportation · border patrol · undocumented · quota · detention center · sanctuary city · USCIS · lottery
Caribbean
Tropical Atlantic region
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- landmassContinuous area of ground
- geographyStudy of places
latitude · longitude · Rockies · Appalachians · Great Plains · Mississippi · Amazon · Andes · Panama · Atlantic
Amerikademocracy
Rule by the people
liberal democracy · constitutional republic · post-war America
AmerikaAmerica the Beautiful
Patriotic song about landscape
God's country · Old Glory · mom and apple pie · Main Street USA
AmerikaAmericanism
US-specific word or phrase
American exceptionalism · Camelot · E pluribus unum · Yankee Doodle · Uncle Sam
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
- American flagNational emblem, starred banner
- North AmericaWestern Hemisphere's northern continent
- American footballTackle sport with touchdowns
- Mall of AmericaMinnesota's colossal retail complex
- American cheeseMild processed dairy slices
America, American, Americans, Americanism, Americanisms, Americanize, Americanized, Americanization, anti-American