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- noun UK The process of
Americanising .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun assimilation into American culture
Etymologies
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Examples
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The very word Americanisation is a challenge to us; for we, too, though living in Canada, live in America.
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"Americanisation" - of the European search engine industry requires a rethink of innovation policies.
Search Engine Optimization and Marketing News provided by Cumbrowski.com 2008
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ANC deputy president Jacob Zuma questioned the "Americanisation" of culture in South Africa, criticising television images of sex and violence during a speech in Johannesburg on Sunday.
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De Lille called on SA Broadcasting Corporation's chief executive Zwelakhe Sisulu to produce more locally-made TV programmes to counter the "Americanisation" of South Africa's youth.
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Washington since have revealed another factor which is potentially the most dangerous recent development in relation to the southern African conflict, namely, the growing "Americanisation" of that confrontation.
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"Americanisation" in its best sense is the need of the hour; but this word means not alone the converting of the foreign-born into voters in this country, but also the fusing of their highest ideals into our own.
The Italian Twins Lucy Fitch Perkins 1901
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When peers criticised the 'Americanisation' of British television and suggested it may alienate UK audiences, Grade said: "At the end of the day, if we get it wrong, viewers will switch it off."
Epolitix News 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) - A British university is to hold a conference on Vampires in an effort to counterbalance the "Americanisation" of the fictional genre.
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LONDON (Reuters) - A British university is to hold a conference on Vampires in an effort to counterbalance the "Americanisation" of the fictional genre.
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The indoctrination technique called 'Americanisation', once practised openly and heavy-handedly, is very much out of favour now, but the transformation it aimed at happens just the same.
BrothersJudd Blog 2010
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