americanization

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noun

US and Oxford British English standard spelling of Americanisation.

Similar
Americanisation
Opposite
de-Americanization
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Meanings

americanization1

nounamericanization (plural americanizations)

plural americanizations

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Americanisation.

Americanization2

nounAmericanization (countable and uncountable, plural Americanizations)

plural Americanizations

  1. countableuncountableUS and Oxford British English standard spelling of Americanisation.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
de-Americanization

nounassimilation into American culture

Similar
Americanisation
Broader
assimilationabsorption
Also see
americanisation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Americanize + -ation.

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Cite this entry
APA

americanization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/americanization

MLA

“americanization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/americanization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “americanization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/americanization.

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