Americanness

Noun

Meaning

Americanness (usually uncountable, plural Americannesses)

The quality or characteristic of being American.

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Examples

Just as we pull up to this place... I notice two very large American flags... It's as if there was a need to emphasize the Americanness of this place. "We are American" says the first flag. "No we really are!" says the second. It struck me as enormously sad, somehow awkward and tragic. Margaret Cho

Just as we pull up to this place...I notice two very large American flags...It's as if there was a need to emphasize the Americanness of this place. "We are American" says the first flag. "No we really are!" Margaret Cho

Despite using folk themes as a tool for signifying Americanness, Copland continued to find "freshness" in Stravinsky's work—especially in his usage of rhythm. Source: Internet

Most of the 28 questions were designed to assess the "Americanness" of the respondent — had they been educated in Japan or the U.S.? were they Buddhist or Christian? did they practice judo or play on a baseball team? Source: Internet

It is an Americanness based less on a mythical, traditional foundation than on constant re-invention, the twinning and fusing of seemingly opposed forces: resistance and celebration, hope and skepticism, inclusive patriotism and ethnic pride. Source: Internet

In short, he became a symbol of black people’s everyday, extraordinary Americanness. Source: Internet

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