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What is Americanization? It manifests itself, in a superficial way, when the immigrant adopts the clothes, the manners and the customs generally prevailing here. Far more important is the manifestation presented when he substitutes for his mother tongue the English language as the common medium of speech.
Louis D. Brandeis

Meaning of "Americanization" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AMERICANIZATION

Americanization  [əˌmerɪkənaɪˈzeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMERICANIZATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Americanization is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMERICANIZATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Americanization

Americanization

Outside the United States, Americanization or Americanisation is the influence the United States has on the culture of other countries, such as their popular culture, cuisine, technology, business practices, or political techniques. The term has been used since at least 1907. Within the United States, the term Americanization refers to the process of acculturation by immigrants or annexated populations to American customs and values.

Definition of Americanization in the English dictionary

The definition of Americanization in the dictionary is the act of making or becoming American in outlook, attitudes, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMERICANIZATION


authorization
ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən
characterization
ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃən
civilization
ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
customization
ˌkʌstəmaɪˈzeɪʃən
globalization
ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalisation
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalization
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hybridization
ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən
localization
ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
novelization
ˌnɒvəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimisation
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimization
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
organisation
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
organization
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
realization
ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
specialization
ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
stabilization
ˌsteɪbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
synchronization
ˌsɪŋkrənaɪˈzeɪʃən
utilization
ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
visualization
ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMERICANIZATION

American sign language
American Standard Version
American Standards Association
American trypanosomiasis
American Wake
American wigeon
American wirehair
American woodbine
American wormseed
Americana
Americanisation
Americanise
Americanised
Americaniser
Americanism
Americanist
Americanize
Americanized
Americanizer
Americano

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMERICANIZATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of Americanization in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Americanization» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMERICANIZATION

Find out the translation of Americanization to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Americanization from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Americanization» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

美国化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

americanización
570 millions of speakers

English

Americanization
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अमेरिकीकरण
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أمركة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

американизация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

americanização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

américanisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengantarabangsaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Amerikanisierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

米国化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미국화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amerikanisasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Mỹ hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமெரிக்கமயமாக்கல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अमेरिकनकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amerikalılaştırma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

americanizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

amerykanizacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

американізація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

americanizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμερικανοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Amerikanisatie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

amerikanisering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

amerikanisering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Americanization

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMERICANIZATION»

The term «Americanization» is normally little used and occupies the 119.372 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMERICANIZATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Americanization

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QUOTES WITH «AMERICANIZATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Americanization.
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Louis D. Brandeis
What is Americanization? It manifests itself, in a superficial way, when the immigrant adopts the clothes, the manners and the customs generally prevailing here. Far more important is the manifestation presented when he substitutes for his mother tongue the English language as the common medium of speech.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMERICANIZATION»

Discover the use of Americanization in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Americanization and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
Charting the passage of Franklin’s life and reputation from relative popular indifference (his death, while the occasion for mass mourning in France, was widely ignored in America) to posthumous glory, The Americanization of Benjamin ...
Gordon S. Wood, 2005
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Americanization of the European Economy: A compact survey of ...
Providing a comprehensive yet compact survey of the growth of American economic influence in Europe since the 1880s, this book summarizes the discussion by business historians, sociologists, and political scientists and makes it accessible ...
Harm G. Schröter, 2005
3
Americanization and Anti-Americanism: The German Encounter ...
This volume presents Germany as a case study of the impact of American culture throughout a period characterized by a totalitarian system, two unusually destructive wars, massive ethnic cleansing, and economic disaster.
Alexander Stephan, 2005
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The Americanization of Europe: Culture, Diplomacy, and ...
Using Germany as a case study of the impact of American culture throughout a period characterized by a totalitarian system, two destructive wars, ethnic cleansing, and economic disaster, this book explores the political and cultural ...
Alexander Stephan, 2006
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Americanization
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Carol Aronovici, 2009
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Seducing the French: The Dilemma of Americanization
This is one of the examples cited in Richard Kuisel's engaging exploration of France's response to American influence after World War II. In analyzing early French resistance and then the gradual adaptation to all things American that ...
Richard F. Kuisel, 1993
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Made in U.S.A.: An Americanization in Modern Art, the '50s & ...
Looks at modern American art that makes use of such themes as flags, cities, freeways, television, and baseball
Sidra Stich, 1987
8
The Americanization of Zionism, 1897-1948
The author demonstrates the uniqueness of American Zionism through a 50-year historical overview of the Jewish community in the United States and its relationship to its own government, to European events and to political developments in ...
Naomi Wiener Cohen, 2003
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Americanization and Its Limits: Reworking US Technology and ...
'A major addition to [the] literature... this book is a major enrichment of our understanding of 'Americanization', combining a rich array of new research with a rigourous attention to problems of conceptualization.
Jonathan Zeitlin, Gary Herrigel, 2000
10
The Americanization of Social Science: Intellectuals and ...
A controversial explanation for sociology's isolation from American society.
David Haney, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMERICANIZATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Americanization is used in the context of the following news items.
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Federal Election 2015: Fixed Date Comes With Concerns …
... and HarperPAC on the political landscape has some observers speculating about an Americanization of the Canadian electoral system. «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
2
In Years Past
Americanization day exercises at Allen Park in Jamestown on Sunday afternoon, with several thousand persons in attendance, exceeded the ... «Jamestown Post Journal, Jul 15»
3
Chris Walsh on the History of Cowardice
Not the cowardly lion, he sort of a annoys me, but there's a guy, James Garner in a movie called "The Americanization of Emily", plays a man ... «Foreign Affairs, Jul 15»
4
100 years ago in The Record: July 5
Elsewhere in Troy, Americanization is the theme of a holiday celebration on the open ground between Pawling and Spring avenues. «Troy Record, Jul 15»
5
For real independence we need patriotic assimilation: Column
... leaders would use the Fourth of July to stump for something once quaintly known as Americanization. Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
6
New nation, new cuisine: The first cookbook to tackle 'American food'
The formal Americanization of food that started in American Cookery soon evolved into newspaper recipe contests, women's magazines, and ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jul 15»
7
Lobb Weighs In On Survery
He stops short of calling third party advertising the "Americanization" of our political process. At the same time, Lobb doesn't want to see ... «Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre, Jul 15»
8
New Nation, New Cuisine: The First Cookbook To Tackle 'American …
The formal Americanization of food that started in American Cookery soon evolved into newspaper recipe contests, women's magazines, and ... «New Hampshire Public Radio, Jul 15»
9
Russell Smith: How to publish a book in Canada
Laments about neoliberalism, globalization, Americanization and the need for the great revolution that will destroy “late capitalism” itself are ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
10
Analysis: US, between Iran and Cuba
The Council depicts itself as the dam that has defended against Americanization. Depicting the US as the great enemy of the Islamic Revolution ... «i24news, Jul 15»

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