americanization

Noun

Meaning

The process of Americanizing.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Americanisation americanize assimilation anglicization melting pot acculturation westernization Americanise homogenization globalization cultural imperialism cultural influence Americanizing cultural convergence cultural appropriation

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Antonyms

de-Americanize de-Americanization

Hypernyms

absorption assimilation

Related terms

american America Americas United States of America

Examples

According to Brown Timothy, in his article Keeping it Real’ in a Different ‘Hood: (African-) Americanization and Hip-hop in Germany.” Source: Internet

At the time so many American students attended Merton that the Junior Common Room proposed a motion "that this society abhors the Americanization of Oxford". Source: Internet

In the War of 1812, for example, the enthusiastic response by French militia to defend Lower Canada reflected, according to Heidler and Heidler (2004), "the fear of Americanization." Source: Internet

Americanization is related to a period of high political American clout and of significant growth of America's shops, markets and objects being brought into other countries. Source: Internet

European civilization waned as the result of this crisis which was accompanied by the rise of the United States, the Americanization of the world, and the emergence of Asia. Source: Internet

He thus supports his argument highly criticizing the concept that Americanization is occurring through global overflow of American television products. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Americanitis Americanity Americanizable americanize Americanized americanizer