Americanism

[ uh-mer-i-kuh-niz-uh m ]

/ əˈmɛr ɪ kəˌnɪz əm /

a custom, trait, belief, etc., peculiar to the United States of America or its citizens.

a word, phrase, or other language feature that is especially characteristic of the English language as spoken or written in the U.S.
such a word or phrase first recorded in American Engish.

devotion to or preference for the U.S. and its institutions.

Origin of Americanism

First recorded in 1775–85; American + -ism

pro-A·mer·i·can·ism, noun

The existence of Briticisms and of Americanisms and of Australianisms is a sign of healthy vitality.

Americanisms and Briticisms |Brander Matthews
The best of these collections of Americanisms, and by long odds, is Thornton's.

The American Language |Henry L. Mencken
He published a vocabulary of Americanisms, and a Greek and English lexicon.

The Every Day Book of History and Chronology |Joel Munsell
She felt certain, too, that she had noticed vestiges of the Five Towns accent beneath his Americanisms.

Tales of the Five Towns |Arnold Bennett

He must free his vocabulary from clumsy localisms, whether these be Americanisms or Briticisms.

Americanisms and Briticisms |Brander Matthews

Americanism

/ (əˈmɛrɪkəˌnɪzəm) /

a custom, linguistic usage, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of the United States, its people, or their culture

loyalty to the United States, its people, customs, etc