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americanist

A·mer·i·can·ist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-mer-i-kuh-nist]
    • /əˈmɛr ɪ kə nɪst/
    • /əˈmɛrɪkənɪst /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-mer-i-kuh-nist]
    • /əˈmɛr ɪ kə nɪst/

Definitions of americanist word

  • noun americanist a person who studies some aspect of America, such as its history or languages 3
  • noun americanist a student of American history, culture, etc. 3
  • noun americanist an anthropologist specializing in the study of American Indians and their cultures 3
  • noun americanist a student of America, especially of its history, culture, and geography. 1
  • noun americanist a specialist in the cultures or languages of American Indians. 1
  • noun americanist a specialist in American literature. 1

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Origin of americanist

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; American + -ist

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Americanist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

americanist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

americanist usage trend in Literature

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